Martial Glory, Chapter 45

After a quick power nap with Rino and her pheremones helping me heal any minor issues I had from fighting that Tyrant, I awoke to Rino humming as she held my head in her breasts as she was also using a laptop on her side.

"You are awake ,darling?" She asked quietly with some teasing in her voice. 

I gave a light grunt of agreement before yawning and then chuckled as she gave me a slight nudge and said in a 'begging' voice. "Can you move over to my side Jake, I would like to be able to have my laptop actually on my lap now."

"Nope... I need my snuggles." I said making Rino snort and then there was a pause as I didn't move before I gave another another chuckle and with one last press of my face into her fantastic tits I moved off of her sweater pillows.

Then, with an utterly adorable scowl aimed at me, Rino put her laptop, which was on a mat, onto her lap, and I sat next to Rino as she continued looking at horrifically complicated notes.

'Ok... I am not stupid, but I have zero fucking clue how to DNA structure data sheets, along with other such things.' I mused as I stared at the damned file she was making notes on.

"So what am I looking at?" I asked in utter confusion.

Rino hummed and said slowly. "It's a data log on the experiments done on myself. While Umbrella has begun to isolate the genes that govern the mind and how to control it in various ways as like with my friend Alice, and that mold monster you fought."

She took a deep breath and then continued. "Whereas for myself, they in wanting only a stable... Product, only enhanced my baseline genetics along with heavily augmenting my pheremone production and control over the pheremones to control the minds and bodies of others."

There was a pause as I absorbed all that, and then I asked rather bluntly. "What's up with Alice then. She is... Dangerous, I can feel she has the same danger level as Tyrants and even lesser Master tier martial artists."

A sigh left Rino before she said quietly. "Alice, on the other hand is very much not a stable product. Another one of Umbrella's so called ambitious projects but this one bore poisonous fruit that has led to the birth of ALICE a line of clones that have telekinetic powers and otherwise heavily enhanced bodies."

Rino paused before she looked to me and said quietly. "My friend Alice always, always wears something leather to distinguish herself from her lesser clones of herself that Umbrella seems to have stashed everywhere. But still, she is much stronger than her clones."

I remained silent as I had nothing I could say about that obviously. Though now it made more sense as to why Alice was willing to help Rino in trying to find more information on their mutations and the experiments done on themselves.

But regardless, I myself had gotten some of the answers I wanted in coming to America... Sure I could run over to Europe to fuck about with Mother Miranda to get the full picture. But I wasn't ready for such a thing even with my ghoul-like abilities.

I needed more training with my new abilities before I decided to throw myself against a giant milf that could turn into a mutated dragon for example. To say nothing of the other enhanced mutants that followed that bitch Miranda.

I then closed my eye's with a hum as I relaxed into a nearby pillow. "I see... Then I am just going to sleep while you work. I can't contribute to anything, and I don't want to distract you." 

Rino gave a slight giggle before she patted my side and said with amusement that threatened a giggle from her. "Oh, very well,l darling. I appreciate you being honest though. I will put on my headphones should a video come up then."

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The pilot trade-off went off without an issue as we landed briefly in LA without anything happening surprisingly. No bomb was snuck onto the plane, the government didn't attempt to arrest us despite our flight records clearly stating we came from Racoon City.

It was honestly baffling until Rino explained she used her connections with the US government via the Kengan Association to have any investigations hamstrung through a couple days worth of red tape.

Red tape that would allow us to get back to Japan, and well out of the more... Metaphorical blast zone that was the hot potato that was Racoon City. 

"And Racoon City is just a crater now." I mused to myself as I looked at drone footage that people who lived well outside of Racoon City had taken of the blasted to a glassy giant plain that was Racoon City.

"Poor fools, they didn't use high-yield nukes, but they most certainly did use nukes to destroy the DNA of any experiments and poison the contaminated groundwater that survived the initial blast," Rino said with pity towards the people who were exploring the ruins that were Racoon City's still burning crater.

Rino then took a deep breath with her hand gently moving across my chest as she spoke softly. "So Jake, when we get back to Japan. Do you have specific plans?" 

I blinked at that before I said slowly. "I plan to continue my training, more specifically to master my new biological weapons abilities. Beyond that... No, you are the sole company I fight for, so I don't have any big fights planned."

A scoff left Rino with her poking my stomach with a pout as she said firmly. "You are very right about my company being your sole sponsor! I may be an understanding and patient woman in understanding you martial artists fiery blood, but if you mess with my business, I will cut you darling."

I just gave Rino who was lying against me, a raised eyebrow who just giggled innocently before she stretched a bit and continued in a more... Calm manner, if at all.

"While you were asleep, I got a rather interesting email in an offer. The DOATEC, or Dead or Alive Tournament Executive Committee. They have sent you an invitation to their lesser tournament along with invitations to many other lesser-known martial artists and assassins."

I raised an eyebrow at that before I said in confusion. "What's the point of this so called lesser tournament then. Why bother if I am not invited to the main one." I said a bit flatly at the end.

Sure it was cocky and arrogant of myself. But Rino just shook her head and said calmly. "Even though it's called 'lesser' it's not lesser in its payout and such. It's lesser in that there is little to no fame in it besides allowing others like that little goblins' Maximum Tournament and the higher-end Kengan Tournament's taking more notice of you if you do well."

There was a pause before she smiled and said teasingly. "Not only will you be able to test yourself against your true peers, as it's set for martial artists below the age of twenty-five and below Master tier martial artists. Your old... Enemy in Stelle, the student of Kafk,a will be there as well."

My mind brought up the image of Kafka the assassin who was the one who fucking infected me with the Ouroboros virus and after a moment of thought... I nodded with an evil grin as I said coldly. "Good, I need another chance to beat her ass as last time I was forced to work together with her as well!"