09:00 AT, Day Forty | Arce Lunae

  An incessant buzzing is in my ear. I keep trying to knock it out so that I can continue holding Ray. But it just won't stop. My antics cause Ray to stir, an event that should never happen. After all, super cute girlfriends deserve to sleep until at least noon.

  I gently give Ray some headrubs, trying to lull her back to sleep. She makes some appreciative sounds and then nuzzles up to me even tighter. I honestly think her overwhelming cuteness will be the death of me some day.

  That incessant buzzing noise intensifies a bit, but I just continue doting on Ray. No annoying noises are going to get in the way of my mission to make Ray smile and be super happy today.

  After about an hour, the noise intensifies to an unignorable level. With a sigh, I release Ray – to much complaint – and answer the communication.

  [Over Comms] “Milord! Thank the Archgodess you finally picked up!” Emil sounds quite panicked. That can't be good. “Our easternmost fort, Fort Sloth, is under siege. We are estimating a force of two thousand, which is far more than the garrison can withstand. It would be ideal if you two could come and assist in the defense right away.”

  With another sigh, I shake Ray a little bit. “Alright, we shall be right there. Just gimme a second to wake the sleeping princess.”

  I quickly dodge out of the way as one of Ray’s signature punches goes right for my throat. She murmurs groggily, “I am queen! Not a princess!” She then falls forward into my arms, still mostly asleep. Even half-asleep and with her hair a bit messy, she is super cute. In fact, it almost seems to magnify her cuteness, if such a thing is even possible.

  I gently rub her head and back and whisper. “We’ve got violence to go do, I promise we can have many more headrubs later.” My strategy doesn't work, she only seems to melt into my arms further. “I’ll make waffles later if we succeed.”

  That perks her right up. With a single kiss she leaps up and practically phases into her armor. “Darling. Why are you taking so long to get ready? Let's get going!” My girlfriend is so cute and awesome, it's unbelievable.

  We take off and fly as quickly as we can to the fort. It takes us around twenty minutes. We didn't even do any headrubs or other such things. Those snowflakes are gonna pay for disrupting our cozy morning. They could've at least waited until the afternoon. Who the klack begins a siege at nine in the klacking morning?

  My boots crunch in the snow as we land in the courtyard. Explosions are raining down against the shields, in typical sieging fashion. Also known as the perfect backdrop for kissing a super duper cute girlfriend. Ray seems to be much more upset about our morning cozy time being interrupted.

  Emil and Rigar walk over to meet us, as we finish our brief alone time. “Milords! We have been able to hold them off. But we are losing, quite badly in fact.”

  “Generals, good to see you. It is as Corporal Emil says, we are losing. Their artillery fire is preventing any of our ground forces from making progress outside, and they are slowly chipping away at our shields.”

  “Well, that isn't ideal. Hey Emil, do you have that special thing we were talking about the other day?” I reluctantly let go of Ray and prepare myself a bit.

  Emil smiles, looking even more angelic than normal. “That we do.” he pulls a small orb out of his pocket. “Here you go, Milord. Do use it well, we won't be able to make many more.”

  “Well then, this should be fun, right darling?” I turn to Ray, who is smiling one of her super terrifying smiles.

  “It will be, for sure.” She grabs the orb from me, and her smile grows even more radiant. Those snowflake klackers don’t know what is about to hit them.

  I walk out of the front gates, Ray follows behind me cloaked. A veritable wall of projectiles soon comes out to meet me. With a bit of tricky footwork and the {Lightning Barrier} skill, I manage to avoid any harm.

  Suddenly, a bunch of explosions go off in the enemy's backline. There must be a very cute devil lurking back there, causing havoc. The chaos takes a bunch of the attention off me.

  So naturally, I stroll right into the center of their formation. A few of them foolishly try to stand in my way. But they soon get crushed by my spear. A singular great level seems to have been commanding the force, but I quickly dispatch them as well. They may be highly skilled and trained, but I have been trained by not just Initae, but also Rigar, Ray, Emil and Yuin.

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  Plus, there isn't any way someone could stand in the way of me making Ray smile that wonderful smile of hers.

  With great care, I take the orb and place it in the snow. Burying it deeply. Then, without further conflict I take off into the air. Anti-air guns try to take me down, but I have gotten quite good at dodging things mid-air thanks to some practice with Ray and Co., a lot of very painful practice that is.

  It only takes a few minutes before Ray appears in the air beside me. She immediately grabs me in a big hug. Somehow we manage to dodge all of the bullets while hugging and kissing. Truly a masterful display of skill from us.

  “So darling, do you want to do the honors?” I offer a big red button to Ray.

  “Of course!” Ray really likes to press big red buttons. For some reason it brings her massive amounts of joy. I like them too, but not nearly to her extent. It is like she just got a fancy new nuclear warhead and cannot wait to detonate it. “Darling, you better hold on tightly!” Naturally, I wrap my arms tightly around Ray. I don't need an excuse to give her a hug, but I won't pass up an invitation to hug my super duper cute girlfriend.

  She presses the button.

  The air around us immediately heats to a nice balmy 35 degrees. Perfect weather for a bit of cooking. Everyone knows that the best things to cook are your enemies. Which is exactly what happens.

  For about three hundred meters around the sphere, all the ice and snow evaporates under the intense heat. The air fills with a thick steam below us, obscuring everything below.

  The orb then discharges a quite frankly ridiculous amount of electrical current. It arcs through the air, easily separating all of the water into hydrogen and oxygen. Then it releases a single spark.

  The ground erupts into a massive inferno. It looks like we just detonated one of the hellstorm payloads. Trees, rocks, enemies, everything is completely obliterated. Some shielded and armor things try and fail to withstand the blast. The entire sieging force crumples under the power of our fancy new device.

  The snowflakes made the snow, they had to expect we would use it against them, right? If not, they clearly do not understand anything about Ray and I. We are the Moonlight Duo after all.

  When the blast clears, nothing is left of the 2,000 soldier strong army aside from some scraps. A few mechs lie in pieces, broken parts of vessels are scattered everywhere. Uprooted trees dot the landscape like blades of grass.

  Then, it starts raining. All of the water produced by the explosion comes crashing down, several tonnes of it all at once. Washing away all hope of survival.

  “Hey Ko, was that too fancy?” Ray has a nice big smile plastered on her face.

  “Nah, they attacked us. It was only a proportional response and all.”

  “Oh yeah, that klacker Luna dared to harm my dear Ko. She is going to pay for that, in blood.”

  I pat Ray on the head a few times. “Settle down darling. Perhaps that is a bit too far. This is a game after all. Though, she could do with a few bruises and broken bones for sure.” Ray and I descend to view our handiwork on a more personal level.

  “Yep, complete and utter obliteration. Those scientists have really done it this time. I cannot wait to see what they cook up next.” Ray seems very happy. Which is good. After all, my entire goal today was to make her smile. She sidles up next to me, wrapping her arms around me and then whispers into my ear. “Hey darling, you remember your promise, right?”

  I literally sweep Ray off her feet and into my arms. Then, after a long flight full of many, many headrubs, we arrive back at Arce Lunae. Ray sits by patiently – aka bothering me every five seconds for more headrubs – while I prepare a nice feast of waffles.

  It is a bit late for our cozy morning. But we can at least have a cozy afternoon.

  “Mhmph,” Ray is absolutely shoveling the waffles down. It nearly brings a tear to my eye. “These are delicious. Whatever your secret ingredient is, it is magical.”

  “I will never tell. After all, it wouldn't be a secret if I told you.” I say, smirking a bit. I hope I don't look too evil.

  “I wouldn't expect you to. It's probably something crazy cool though.” She uses her free hand to pat her lap. “Now, get over here and give me more headpats!”

  With no other choice, I comply with the demands of my oh so cute girlfriend. And I mean, who wouldn't. If your super duper cute girlfriend asks you for headpats, it is only natural to give them. Anyone that would not do the same must be truly evil and heartless. Though of course it would still be impossible for them to refuse Ray.

  After all, Ray is the cutest in the universe. It isn't even close. Anyone that could refuse her demands for headpats must be a literal god at that point. Though even a god might struggle. I bet Initae couldn't refuse.

  Though Initae is far more likely to ask Ray for headpats than the other way around. She is just a lonely goddess after all. I wonder what she is up to. I wouldnt be surprised if she is just casually out playing goddess and changing the lives of an entire pre-sapient society. That sounds like something she would do while we are suffering in this arena.

  After Ray finishes her waffles, she then requires me to train with her. I am subjected to many, many more bruises. Though I do get in a few good hits of my own. If I use my inae, we are a pretty even match for each other. She completely obliterates me without inae though. She is both cute, and awesome. Maybe she could actually score a hit on Intitae’s super easy mode. Only Rigar has ever managed to do that – once, and then never again.

  Ray finally tires and collapses into my arms. How kind of her to beat me up, and then make me carry her back to bed. I do it gladly though, and even give her headrubs along the way. She is super duper cute, so it is all worth the effort. I tuck her into bed, and she drags me in next to her, snuggling up nice and close. Just as things should be.

  I am sure that no matter what comes next, we will overcome it together. After all, we are the Moonlight Duo. There is no way we would possibly lose at anything. Plus, my girlfriend is super cute. I am sure she could convince the IEC to just declare us administrator right this instant.

  So, bring it on.

  End of Chapter 133

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