Songs in the Void: A Multiversal Score

Hub World, Earth, Japan, Tokyo.

The next day, Tatsuo was able to sleep in because of Spring Break. However, thanks to his internal clock, he was up at about the time he would have to leave for school. Luckily, he was not the only one who was awake, as he found Ayane, like he had so many times before, rifling through the refrigerator in her sleepwear.

However, something was different about this time, though. And that would be the fact that Tatsuo found it hard to look away from her butt, which was poking out while she bent over to look through the fridge.

'What's going on with me?' Tatsuo asked himself while he tried, and failed, to tear his eyes away from Ayane. 'This is nothing new, so why am I so drawn to it?'

Unfortunately for Tatsuo, his lust was starting to rise because of his higher fusion with his dragon heritage. Luckily, he had been trained to resist those impulses during his time with DOATEC.

Even so, Tatsuo was finding it harder and harder to take his eyes off of Ayane's backside as time passed.

"What are you looking at?" Ayane asked without looking back. "I know you're at that age, but can you not be so obvious about it?"

At the same time, a [Notification] rang in Tatsuo's head.

{[Notification]

The first 3 [Missions] have been completed with excellent results!

As a result, the [Dimensional Chat will undergo its first update.

All [Dimensional Chat] functions will be inoperable for 24 Hours during the update.

Update will begin in 10 minutes.}

Though Ayane's question partially snapped him out of his lecherous daze, the [Notification] completely woke him up.

"Sorry." Tatsuo replied curtly as he turned around and headed into the living room before taking a seat to enter the [Dimensional Chat].

Meanwhile, Ayane turned her head to look over her shoulder. Tatsuo's reaction was surprising to her. Not the fact that he was staring at her butt, though. She was aware of how attractive she was. So, that did not bother her too much. Plus, Tatsuo had bested her in combat, convincingly. So, as the stronger one, shew as at his mercy.

Instead, it was the way he answered her before leaving immediately. She could tell that something happened. Though, she was unable to tell what it was exactly. But since she had no idea what the issue was, she simply shrugged her shoulders then went back to rummaging through the refrigerator.

"I kinda wish he had stayed behind to cook something." Ayane muttered to herself.

{[Dimensional Chat]

Alfonzo: An update, not bad

Sakura: I've only been able to talk to everyone for a few hours

Sakura: But now there's a 24 hour inoperable period

Lici: You've been able to talk to everyone?

Lici: Or just Tatsuo?

Sakura: Everyone, of course

James: Yeah, no one's buying that

James: By the way, what do you have to say about that, Sumire?

Violet: I already knew I was not going to be his only one

Violet: I made my piece with it a long time ago

Tatsuo (Admin): Hey, don't I get a say in this?

James: Just give up, dude

James: You can't avoid this

Alfonzo: Especially if you end up with a girlfriend/wife who pushes you to get more

Lici: Fonzie, you know you love it

Alfonzo: I'm not denying that, but still

Sakura: Hold on, does that mean Tatsuo-Kun has a girlfriend?

Sakura: Why didn't I know about this?

Lici: And you were looking forward to talking to everyone, huh?

Sakura: 😳

Aletia: he has one for now

Aletia: I will have Tatsuo, too

Aletia: And there's a perverted rabbit and a masochistic dragon that like him, too

Akatsuki: Wow, I think that's the longest sentence you've ever written, Aletia-San

James: You can't forget the girls in his world, too

James: He said something about his mom's assistant trying to get in his pants before, right?

Alfonzo: Yeah

Alfonzo: Plus, there's that classmate of his, Yakumo

Lici: Tatsuo is such a ladies man

James: Can't forget the girls in my house, too

James: Kunou, Maria, and Kokoa

James: Then there's Aislynn

Lici: Who's Aislynn?

James: The strongest being min my world

James: She's also known as Great Red

James: Oh, don't tell her I told you her name

James: She only gives it out to people she approves of

James: If she decides to kill me after finding out, there isn't much I can do about it

Zelretch: Oh, there's a definitively strongest being in your world?

Zelretch: Interesting

Zelretch: And what manner of being is this Great Red?

James: A 200 meter long big red fuck off dragon

Zelretch: Oh my, I'd like to meet her

Akatsuki: More important than that

Akatsuki: Did you say this big red dragon has a thing for Tatsuo-Kun?

James: That's how it looked to me

James: At first, she was grooming me to be her mate

James: At least that's what I think

James: But when Tatsuo showed up to train with us, she basically kicked me to the curb

Aletia: Selfish dragon

Sakura: Selfish?

James: Well, during the breaks from training, Aislynn would often make Tatsuo rest his head on her lap

James: Aletia got really jealous about hat

Aletia: Not jealous

Aletia: Stupid devil

James: Lmao

Violet: You're so adorable sometimes, Aleitia-San

Aletia: 😡

Alfonzo: As much fun as it might be to tease Aletia

Alfonzo: Anyone got any ideas what might be in this update?

Lici: Fonzie's tech nerd side is rearing its head

James: No clue

James: It might be just some little changes

James: Like all those PlayStation updates that don't change anything noticeable

Tatsuo (Admin): Have you ever seen an update like that take so long?

James: Point

Zelretch: Maybe it has something to do with just how easy the last mission seemed for Young Tatsuo and Mrs. Taylor

Lici: Uh… Please stop being so formal, Zelly

Lici: You're making me feel old

Tatsuo: I don't think I've ever been spoken to that formally before

Tatsuo: It's kinda novel

===[Dimensional Chat] we shut down in 1 minute===

Tatsuo (Admin): I guess time is up

James: Yeah, tomorrow's classes are going to be boring without people to talk to

James: At least I have Flora

James: We share a couple of classes tomorrow

Violet: You really should pay attention in class

James: Not necessary

James: I have nearly perfect grades

James: The only reason they aren't perfect is because I don't wanna draw too much attention to myself

Zelretch: I suppose that would be a viable strategy for a Phantasmal Being such as a devil

Zelretch: Not revealing the supernatural to normal humans is always a good thing

James: Exactly

Violet: I don't understand

Violet: IN my world, everyone knows about the supernatural

Alfonzo: Your world is kind of special

Alfonzo: Then again, everyone knows about magic in my world, too

Lici: That's because they all come to wizards to solve their problems

Alfonzo: I know

Alfonzo: I'm just saying, I don't' have the room to talk about worlds being special

Akatsuki: Anyway, I'm gonna sign off

Akatsuki: We're gonna go leveling

Akatsuki: We have to talk about Shiroe's plan to take over the guild building, too

Tatsuo (Admin): Mai –Nee just got up, so I'm gonna go, too

Tatsuo (Admin): She'll never give me the peace to chat, anyway

Aletia: Bye, Tatsuo

Tatsuo (Admin): Later}

Shortly after Tatsuo logged out of the [Dimensional Chat], it shut down for the next twenty-four hours. At the same time, Mai stepped into the living room. And to no one's surprise, she immediately bounded over to Tatsuo's side with a smile on her face.

"Good morning, Tatsu-Kun." Mai said happily as she plopped down on the couch and hugged Tatsuo's left arm to her chest. "How did you sleep?"

"Good morning, Mai-Nee." Tatsuo replied with a smile that made Mai's smile stretch even wider. "Yeah, I slept just fine. How about you?"

"I slept great!" Mai cheered happily. "I had a great dream. You made me yours. Then, you---"

*Bang!*

"Ow!" Mai screamed in pain as she covered her head with her hands.

"It's too early for that, Mai-Chan." Sumire said in an exasperated tone. "At least keep your perversions to yourself until after breakfast."

After saying that, Sumire pulled Mai off the couch, completely ignoring her struggle to stay next to Tatsuo. She then dragged her assistant towards the kitchen.

"Now, let's start cooking for everyone." Sumire continued with a smile. "We've got things to do this morning"

"Sumire-Sama~!" Mai whined while reaching out towards Tatsuo futilely.

Eventually, the two entered the kitchen and the sounds of meal prep could be heard. Shortly afterwards, Ayane stepped out of the kitchen with a banana in hand as she peeled it.

"Don't you get tired of all that?" Ayane asked as she sat down in a recliner.

"Eh... You get used to it." Tatsuo replied with a shrug. "Anyway, when are you heading to the Mugen Tenshin Village?"

"Tomorrow morning." Ayane replied before taking a bite of the banana. She then chewed and swallowed before continuing. "Sumire-Sama is coming with me to make sure that nothing happens."

"That's probably a good idea." Tatsuo replied with a nod. He then looked at Ayane with a pointed stare. "You never know what kind of overzealous shinobi or kunoichi will try to do something about the traitor who broke the rules."

At the same time, just as Tatsuo said that and Ayane looked a bit uncomfortable, Kasumi stepped into the living room just in time to see Ayane's reaction. And she smiled.

"What are you smiling at?" Ayane asked while looking away with a slight blush on her face before taking a particularly vicious bite from the banana.

"I'm just happy to see a side of my cute little sister that I haven't been able to see in years." Kasumi replied as she walked over to another recliner.

"Shut up." Ayane said quietly before taking another bite of her banana.

Not long later, Tio stepped into the living room, as well. However, when everyone saw her, they were caught slightly off guard. Though, that's not to say that she was doing something strange. Rather, she was wearing something unusual.

Instead of her usual kimono-like Dragonman robes that she wore loosely, she was wearing professional attire consisting of a black blouse with a golden sheen made from a rather shiny material, and a black pencil skirt while carrying a pair of black heels in her left hand with a bag slung over her right shoulder.

"Good morning, Tatsuo-Sama, Kasumi-Chan, Ayane-Chan." Tio said while smiling happily. "I hope you're all having a wonderful morning."

"What's up with the new clothes, Tio?" Tatsuo asked curiously.

"As we have previously discussed, I will be acting as your manager now that your music career has begun." Tio replied calmly. "And since we will be making a trip to Sumire-Sama's record company, I thought it would be prudent to dress the part."

After saying that, Tio made a little twirl in place to show off her outfit from every angle.

"So, how do I look, Tatsuo-Sama." Tio asked with anticipation in her eyes.

"Pretty good, actually." Tatsuo replied. "To be honest, I found it hard to imagine you in anything other than your usual clothes. But this works, too."

"Thank you for the kind words, Tatsuo-Sama." Tio said as she bowed her head in gratitude.

"It does look quite good on you, Tio-San." Kasumi added with a smile.

"Yeah, but don't you think a shirt in a larger size would have been a better idea?" Ayane asked. "I mean, it looks like those buttons are holding on for dear life. If you're unlucky, you might put an eye out if one of them pops off."

"That's actually intentional." Tio replied gracefully. "Though, I did consider leaving the top few buttons undone. But I would rather not allow any other men to see so much of my skin. That is a sight reserved for Tatsuo-Sama alone."

"Yeah, because your usual clothes don't let everyone who wants to and doesn't want to see the goods." Ayane muttered.

"And because I believe that most of those I will be dealing with to get contracts for Tatsuo-Sama will be men, I thought this would give me an advantage during negotiations." Tio continued while ignoring Ayane's statement.

"That's not a bad strategy." Kasumi replied with a nod.

"Yeah, but a lot of the people in the entertainment business are kinda slimy." Tatsuo added. "Those gross old men might try to take advantage of you."

"Oh, you don't need to worry about that, Tatsu-Chan." Sumire said from the kitchen. "Anyone brave enough to try to take advantage of any of my artists or employees doesn't usually have a good ending."

"Ooh! I like getting those missions." Mai cheered happily from the kitchen.

"That doesn't sound ominous at all." Tatsuo muttered, gaining giggles from Kasumi and Tio while Ayane looked as if she wouldn't mind taking on missions like that in the future. He then shook his head to move on because those people probably deserved most of what Mai did to them. Though, he knew she probably went overboard from time to time. "Anyway, where is the lot you chose for the house, Mom?"

"Oh, it's about 1.5 km from Yagami High School." Sumire replied while continuing to cook. "It's a plot of land they were going to turn into a park. But I made an offer they couldn't refuse. So, if it suits our needs, it's ours."

"Did that offer include not taking away their oxygen habit?" Tatsuo asked under his breath.

"Anyway, breakfast will be ready soon." Sumire continued. "After that, we'll get ready to leave. We'll head to the company first, then we'll check out the plot of land."

"Got it." Tatsuo replied. He then turned to look at Kasumi and Ayane as he continued. "What are the two of you going to do while we're gone?"

"I'm gonna work on homework." Kasumi replied. "I should be done by the end of today."

"Train." Ayane replied. "I have nothing better to do, anyway."

Nodding in response, Tatsuo leaned back into the couch as he waited for breakfast to be ready.

'Why does that update have to take so long?' Tatsuo asked himself. 'I'm curious to know what kinda new stuff we'll get to do.'

After another moment passed, Tatsuo's eyebrows were raised when he realized something else.

'We still haven't gotten an answer out of Zelretch about how he got an invitation to the [Chat].' Tatsuo thought to himself as his eyebrows lowered into a frown. 'I'm supposed to be the admin for the [Chat], right? So, why don't I have any say in that?'

Metal and Threads Universe, Earth Land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, Magnolia.

"Hahahahahaha!" Alfonzo, while sitting in his workshop in the mansion he built at the center of a lake was laughing at a video playing on his lPhone. "Lici, are you serious? Did you really do a DBZ powerup in front of a bunch of people?"

"Stop laughing, Fonzie!" Elicia shouted with her face red. "It's not funny! I was just showing them how strong I was."

"Yeah... but look at the looks on Rin's and Shirou's faces!" Alfonzo said through his laughter while turning the screen of his lPhone in Elicia's direction while pointing at it with the other hand. "They look like they're about to die from secondhand embarrassment. Shit! And look at Saber's face! She looks Zoro lost."

"Oh, my goodness!" Elicia said as she hid her face behind her hands. "I'm, so, gonna kill Tatsuo next time I see him."

"Ahahahahaha!" Alfonzo continued to laugh after hearing Elicia's reaction.

"Hey, stop laughing!" Elicia shouted while stomping her left foot. "Isn't it getting old yet? You've been watching that video ever since he sent it last night!"

"I wonder what the other girls would think if I showed this to them." Alfonzo wondered aloud while restarting the video.

Immediately, Elicia paled at the thought of Cana, Ultear, Mirajane, or Rika seeing the video. Those four would be ten times worse than Alfonzo, who at least knew when to stop.