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"Wow, that's amazing, you actually managed to turn the tide and win."
Kita Ikuyo ran over, her face full of curiosity:
"Kitahara-kun, how did you and Ryo-senpai suddenly become super strong?"
Kitahara Makoto said with righteous indignation:
"That's because Yamada Ryo and I were already very strong, which allowed us to step up and save the day."
A true hero, even if their strength is meager, will still stand up at the critical moment to turn the tide, while a fake blonde hero, even with the power of the Five Elements, still falls asleep.
"Well, actually, it's a new skill that Yamada Ryo mastered…"
Kitahara Makoto briefly described the effect of the Soul Link skill.
"It sounds so amazing." Kita Ikuyo's small face was full of envy, and her tone was resentful, "I can only heal from the back, constantly running away from slimes. It would be great if I could be as strong as Yamada Ryo."
Yamada Ryo said expressionlessly, "Well, it's a skill obtained by sacrificing one's chastity, so it's normal for it to be powerful."
"Huh?"
"You all saw it just now, didn't you?" Yamada Ryo tilted her head and looked over, "To activate the ability, the first step is to kiss."
Kita's small face flushed, and her gaze immediately drifted:
"Then, then forget it…"
The thought of her kissing Kitahara Makoto in front of everyone, like Yamada Ryo, was too embarrassing.
She couldn't do it.
She absolutely could not do it.
Kitahara Makoto, on the other hand, turned to Nijika and softly said:
"Nijika, should we continue to the next level, or end the game and return to the real world?"
"Let's go back to the real world." Ijichi Nijika bit her lower lip lightly, her tone worried, "The performance is about to start. It's a hard-won opportunity, and if we bail, my sister will definitely be super angry."
Although Kitahara Makoto had assured her that the time flow in the game space and the real world was different, Ijichi Nijika, having never experienced it, was still constantly thinking about the Kessoku Band performance in reality.
Bocchi-chan's small face was flushed, and she quickly nodded while hiding behind Nijika:
"I, I want to go back too…"
Although everyone had defeated the slime Boss, their clothes showed no signs of recovering. The Cat Girl Assassin's clothes were already sparse, and after being corroded by acid projectiles, they barely covered anything.
"I'm fine with anything."
Kita cast an abstention vote, indicating that the minority would obey the majority.
"Kitahara-kun, what's the situation with the next level?"
Yamada Ryo tilted her head and looked over.
"I don't know." Kitahara Makoto shook his head, "I only got the mutated game disc two or three days ago. Before, I couldn't even defeat the Boss, so I know nothing about the later levels. However, according to the guides I found online, the setting should be by the sea."
"So it's a completely unknown level?"
Yamada Ryo's eyes suddenly lit up, and a clear desire for exploration appeared on her face.
When others rest on weekends, they stay at home drinking cola and playing games, or go shopping with friends, but Yamada Ryo has a very special hobby.
On weekends, she prefers to go hiking alone to explore unknown scenery, which is why she was able to develop her abs.
"Ryo, let's play next time, okay?"
Ijichi Nijika immediately became anxious: "Kitahara-kun said before that the game can be played every day, so there's no need to rush."
Yamada Ryo took a deep breath to calm herself down:
"Then let's go back to the real world for the performance."
Kitahara Makoto nodded slightly and chose to end the game.
The next second.
The girls suddenly felt their vision darken, and a slight sense of weightlessness suddenly came over them.
Fortunately, it was only for a brief moment. When they opened their eyes again, they were already back in the brightly lit activity room.
"Only two minutes have passed…"
Ijichi Nijika picked up her phone and, seeing the time on it, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
"How amazing! We stayed in the game for at least an hour, right?" Kita's eyes widened, and her small face was full of disbelief, "Only two minutes passed in the real world, how magical!"
Kita's imagination ran wild, and she held up a finger, saying:
"If we study in the game, wouldn't we have several times more time than others?"
Just play the game, don't get sidetracked by thinking about studying!
"Kita, did you gain healing ability?"
Yamada Ryo stretched, tilted her head, and asked.
Kitahara Makoto reminded her from the side:
"If you gain the abilities of a game character, some things should appear in your mind."
"I have healing ability." Kita Ikuyo closed her eyes to sense it, and soon became happy. She turned to Nijika and said excitedly, "Nijika, let me heal you?"
Ijichi Nijika bit her pink lips: "Please do, Kita."
After returning to the real world, the forgotten pain returned once again.
"Let me see what real-world healing magic looks like…"
Kita excitedly stepped forward, took Nijika's right hand, and as she activated her ability, a hazy white light quickly appeared in the air, enveloping Nijika's right hand.
A moment later.
"Oh, it really doesn't hurt anymore?"
Ijichi Nijika sounded surprised, gently moving her wrist: "I feel completely healthy again."
"It recovered in the blink of an eye, how amazing." Kita's eyes sparkled, "Can I be a doctor who treats people from now on?"
"You're thinking too much." Kitahara Makoto retorted, "Your current ability is only temporarily inherited and will soon disappear. If you want to be a doctor, you still have to honestly go to medical school."
"There are still more than ten minutes until the performance." Ijichi Nijika said clearly, "Everyone, rest for a bit, adjust your state, and then prepare to go on stage."
Yamada Ryo suddenly said, with her arms crossed:
"Ten minutes probably isn't enough to adjust her state."
"Huh?"
Ijichi Nijika tilted her head in confusion.
Yamada Ryo's gaze shifted to Gotō Hitori next to her: "I'm talking about Bocchi-chan."
"…"
Ijichi Nijika then realized that Bocchi-chan had somehow hidden in a cardboard box in the corner.
Bocchi-chan was inherently shy and introverted with social anxiety. Although there were no outsiders in the game space and the monsters had no intelligence, being completely virtual data, it was still super embarrassing.
With only ten minutes, the possibility of Bocchi-chan calming down and recovering her state was clearly very low.
"What should we do, what should we do?" Kita Ikuyo couldn't help but become anxious, "If this performance fails again, no one will be willing to buy tickets anymore."
"It's simple." Yamada Ryo said casually, "Just make Bocchi-chan calm down."
Kita complained:
"That's easy to say, but it's impossible, isn't it?"
Yamada Ryo stood with her arms crossed, expressionless:
"That day in the endlessly looping subway station, Kitahara-kun clearly had a way to make us calm down quickly."
"Huh?" Ijichi Nijika reacted, "Those magical stockings?"
Kita looked up, expectantly:
"Kitahara-kun, did you bring those magical stockings?"
Kitahara Makoto was slightly startled, not expecting it to involve him, and nodded:
"The stockings are in my backpack."
This item was useless at home, but carrying it around might come in handy at some point… like now.
"Then Bocchi-chan is in your hands." Kita breathed a sigh of relief, "Quickly make Bocchi-chan calm down."
"Since you all said so…" Kitahara Makoto, looking righteous, walked up to Hitori, took out the stockings from his backpack, and handed them over, "Hitori, you don't want everyone's performance to be ruined again, do you?"
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