Even Nene was stunned.
Damn. Just a little while without seeing him, and the little junior brother's gotten this strong?
Just look at those long legs pumping like pistons — rhythmically, powerfully… it's enough to make someone thirsty—err, amazed.
"Thirty times."
But what, you think you can escape from my grasp?
She flicked her folding fan again, sending an invisible wave of gravity surging outward from her body. In an instant, it engulfed Eiji, who had already sprinted nearly a hundred meters away.
Suddenly, he felt his body sink again.
His internal organs seemed to knot together. His legs were weighed down like lead, blood circulation slowed under the crushing force, and a dizzy, suffocating sensation swept through his entire being.
It took everything he had just to hold on.
"Stop! I surrender!"
He could just barely resist for now, but if this went on, he'd definitely collapse — and this wasn't even close to the full strength of Nene.
Eiji drew a deep breath and loudly declared defeat.
"You should've done that from the start."
Nene floated lightly to his side. She eased up the pressure a bit, dropping it to around twenty times normal gravity, just enough to prevent him from escaping.
"Why'd you run the moment you saw me?"
"When did I do that?"
"You didn't?"
"I ran before I saw you!"
Eiji spoke with absolute seriousness. When he saw her face darken, he quickly switched to a solemn tone.
"Just kidding! I thought I saw a ghost in broad daylight, so I panicked and ran. You know me, senior sister, I'm timid as hell!"
Bullshit!
If you're timid, there's not a brave soul left in the world.
"You've been back two days now, and you didn't come see me even once?"
Nene clicked her tongue, pressing her case further.
"I was so happy waiting for you. And what were you doing all this time, huh? Forgot who's been helping you hold back all that pressure from the higher-ups?"
"Of course not!"
Eiji waved his hands like crazy, face full of, "Don't you start spouting nonsense!"
"I was literally about to come find you! And boom—you showed up! Talk about a psychic connection!"
"Who's got a psychic connection with you!"
She turned her face away, but the smile tugging at her lips was impossible to hide. She had to raise her folding fan to cover it.
"Hmph. You always know how to worm your way out of things."
She cleared her throat, trying to mask her embarrassment, but still looked a little disappointed.
"I don't care. I helped you out big time. You owe me, got that?"
"How do I repay you?"
"Date me. For a month!"
"Deal!"
Faced with Nene's unreasonable demands, Eiji didn't even hesitate. He pounded his chest in agreement.
Huh?
When did this guy become so agreeable?
"Seriously?"
Nene looked at him suspiciously.
"Seriously! Solid gold promise!"
Eiji gave her a confident grin. "Not just a month—I'll go on dates with you every day from now on!"
Wait, what?
He agreed way too fast. That made her even more suspicious.
Training together totally counts as a date if you squint, right?
Eiji was already scheming inside.
Even without Loki around to update his status, he couldn't just waste time in this Rakudai world. With Nene—a walking gravity chamber—by his side, he'd be a fool not to take advantage of it!
If he kept up this kind of training, maybe he could hit Level 5 next time he got back to Orario!
After all, in terms of divine blessings, everything from monster hunting, sparring with strong opponents, to sheer physical training counted as real experience. It was all about the amount of experience gained.
"Fine, I'll believe you… barely."
Nene gave him a doubtful look, but chose to let the matter go.
"…So, what's that you're carrying?"
"Uh… nothing. Just some deliveries."
Eiji froze slightly and instinctively tried to hide them behind his back.
But under twenty times gravity, he wasn't nearly as nimble as usual. Not that it would've helped. Even without gravity, there was no escaping Nene's claws.
Snatch!
With a crisp sound, the shopping bags were taken from his hands.
As she looked at the delivery slips, her expression darkened.
She went through all five one by one, her face turning as black as the bottom of a pot.
"…Why the hell did you buy these?"
"Just in case! You never know when you'll need them!"
Eiji tried to bluff his way out, looking as calm as possible despite the total lack of confidence.
In the past, he would've gotten flustered in front of Nene, totally intimidated like a herbivore before a predator.
But now? He had grown. He'd become a full-fledged scumbag. He could lie to Nene's face without even blinking.
"Just in case?"
Her expression was dangerous.
"Nothing happened with you and Touka, right?"
Damn it. She'd waited over ten years for this little bastard to grow up. She thought she'd finally be first to the finish line—if her junior sister beat her to it, she might just nuke the whole school.
But then again, this guy didn't seem to be struggling too badly under twenty times gravity. Was it time…?
Maybe he's sturdy enough to eat now?
And if I go easy, it won't kill him… right?
"No way! I swear! My relationship with senior sister Touka is pure as snow!"
Feeling a wave of bone-chilling intent, Eiji instantly denied it with all the sincerity he could muster.
"…Good. That's what I want to hear."
Nene's expression eased slightly.
As long as she still had first dibs, no need to rush.
After all, if the body isn't strong enough, even if you do devour him, it wouldn't be satisfying. Always having to hold back? That's no fun at all.
"…Do they come in a smaller size?"
After a pause, Nene finally let Eiji off the hook and turned her attention to the packages in her hand, a faint sparkle of curiosity in her eyes.
"?"
Eiji slowly raised a question mark.
"Senior Sister… which one do you want to try on?"
"Is that a problem?"
"Pffff—BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
Eiji couldn't hold it in anymore. He burst out laughing, completely losing control.
"No way, no way! With your build, there's no way you'd look good in those! You gotta have senior sister Touka's curves to pull that kind of thing off! You? It'd just fall right off your loli frame! Who even makes lingerie for your body type!? Hahahaha! You can't wear those, come on—"
"Fifty times gravity! DOWN!"
Boom!
Eiji collapsed like a rag doll, completely immobilized. His limbs couldn't even twitch, his face turned purple from the pressure.
"Gah… dying… can't… move…"
"Today, I'm gonna train you until you cry for your mama! Or I'm not the Yaksha Princess!"
Nene was absolutely fuming.
She hoisted Eiji like he weighed nothing—completely ignoring the fifty-times gravity—then dragged him off toward the familiar forest they'd used for special training before.
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