Demonic Pornstar System

Chapter 1104: Observing From Above

The first American arrivals found their prospective Dungeon Master sitting on the roof of Eclipse’s headquarters, his legs dangling three stories above the entrance.

Kaiden waved down at a boy who had stopped beside the bus to stare at him. After a moment of hesitation, the child waved back so enthusiastically that his mother had to rescue the bag slipping from his shoulder.

"You’re distracting our guests, Darling."

Calypso sounded very pleased about it. Seated on his right, the red-skinned beauty leaned against his arm while watching the family join the queue below.

"Would you prefer I hid?"

"Showing your face as the dungeon boss is the right move."

"Are you complaining for the sake of complaining, then, miss?"

"I was merely voicing my opinion..." the demoness whimpered playfully, then grinned, leaning even closer. "That little one’s face was adorable."

On his other side, Bastet drew her skirt clear of the edge and settled her bare thigh against his. The gold ornaments at her ankle chimed as she crossed one dangling foot over the other.

"You could wave too, musclebrained demoness. The kids would love it. Especially the boys."

"And steal Darling’s admirers? How cruel of you to suggest it." Despite her words, the red-skinned woman raised a hand and waved happily, making the kids brighten... Or run in alarm. Seeing her in real life, even from a distance, was much different than through the screen.

Kaiden rested a hand on each woman’s bare thigh, stroking Calypso’s warm red skin below the hem of her shorts while his other palm followed the smooth bronze curve beneath Bastet’s skirt.

Such gorgeous, full thighs. He gave each an appreciative squeeze before resuming the caresses, quite happy to spend the reception enjoying the women pressed against him.

"Mm..." Calypso nestled her head on his right shoulder, smiling as Bastet claimed his left. Their legs dangled beside his while his hands moved lazily over their thighs, and both beauties settled closer to their lover, perfectly content to watch the world bustle about below.

Behind them, Vespera stood, spine straight. Her attention travelled between the reception tables, the buses inside the compound, and the road beyond the perimeter fence.

They had returned from Japan through the dungeon, coming up from the gate beneath headquarters while the staff finished preparing for the first intake. His four Valkyries and Alice had remained at the Japanese entrance to help Yunohana receive the arrivals there.

The people gathering below had already passed Eclipse’s screening. Their backgrounds had been checked, their applications accepted, and their journeys arranged. What remained was to enter his world and discover whether the dungeon would recognize them as eligible for evolution.

Some clutched their documents as they approached the tables. Others kept looking up at him, smiling when he caught their eyes. A woman carrying a sleeping girl tried to bow to him from the queue, and he gestured for her to mind the child instead.

He wanted to see these people inside. To show them the homes beyond the defenses, introduce them to Taigi, and find out who might be staying.

His phone vibrated against his thigh.

The next bus had been stopped again. Kaiden read Ms. Rook’s message twice before calling her.

"They checked those people before the bus left."

"They’re verifying the passenger list against the transport authorization now," she replied. "At the previous stop, they verified it against the driver’s copy."

"The same list?"

"Yes."

Below him, a staff member opened another folding chair for an elderly arrival. Beyond the fence, the road leading toward the compound remained conspicuously empty.

"And the vehicles behind them?"

"Waiting. They’re permitting each bus to approach separately. The officials assure us that nobody is being prevented from travelling."

Calypso leaned closer to hear, her earlier smile thinning.

"Prevented? Maybe not, but slowed considerably and the journey made frustrating? Definitely." Her tail lashed in annoyance behind her. "This country just can’t stop being a nuisance, can it?"

"Some of the passengers are worried they’ll miss their appointments," Rook continued. "I’ve told the drivers we’re holding their places."

"Reassure them that we’ll not punish anyone who’s late due to the United States government’s meddling. And send someone with water and food if they keep them there. Nobody loses their chance because an official wants to read their name for the fifth time."

"Already being arranged, sir."

He thanked her and ended the call, looking back toward the road.

Vespera rested a hand lightly on his head, and Kaiden reached up to hold it, tilting his face toward hers with a smile.

"It’s good to see you again, Mom."

"You visited yesterday."

"And? It’s always a joy to see you."

"..." For a moment, she let him keep her hand. He released it when his phone rang, and she returned her attention to the courtyard as he accepted Aria’s video call.

His moon appeared on the screen, with morning light catching in her silver hair and the sea bright behind her.

"Kai. How are you getting on?"

"I’ve been reminded how passionately my country loves paperwork when it comes to dealing with me or my guild. How about you, Aria?"

Her smile warmed at hearing his voice and seeing his face.

"Wonderfully. The Japanese government has added buses, and they’ve arranged extra ferries for us. The police are keeping the approach to the harbor clear."

"Of course they are."

She studied his face, then glanced past her phone toward someone on the quay.

"Yuno asked whether they could help with the luggage. They sent people to receive every bus. There are covered waiting areas, refreshments, and agents are helping anyone who has difficulty walking."

Aria turned the phone to show him. Volunteers were passing bags down from a coach while a uniformed man offered his arm to an elderly woman stepping off it. Farther along the quay, families waited beneath an awning beside a line of luggage carts.

"They’ve been lovely," she said. "The first families are already on the island. Nyx and Lexi are helping them settle while Luna brings the next group over."

"And our little sister?" Bastet asked, leaning into view.

"Here!"

When Aria turned the phone back, Alice leaned in to kiss the camera, filling Kaiden’s screen with her lips.

"Mwahh!!"

"Behave yourself."

Vespera’s voice was cold enough to stop her daughter with her nose almost against the lens.

"It’s a greeting kiss! That’s perfectly normal between siblings!"

Kaiden could see very little beyond his sister’s indignant face until Aria drew her back against her side, slipping an arm around her waist to hold her close.

"Big Brother, you haven’t started without us, have you?"

"We haven’t even got everyone here yet."

"Good. I want to see their faces when it happens."

With Alice tucked against her, Aria smiled at him over the girl’s head.

"We’ll have everything ready when you come to welcome this side, Kai. Yuno is speaking with the ferry crew now."

He looked from the women on his screen to the empty road beyond his fence. Here, buses full of approved guests were being held while officials found another reason to check them, most certainly hoping people would give up and go home. Or just to give him a middle finger for whatever reason.

At this point Kaiden wasn’t even sure. But what he did know was that across the world, in a nation that was so far from his birth nation, government agents were clearing roads so those same journeys could happen more easily.