Time rewound to moments ago, when Leo, who had just fallen asleep, looked at the embarrassed Raiden Mei with a face full of delight.
"Mei, what we're doing is for the greater good!"
Stepping forward, he once again stood on the moral high ground, pointing at Raiden Mei.
"Mm..."
But words were one thing; when the moment truly arrived, how could Raiden Mei not feel nervous?
Even as a spirit body, she felt herself breaking out in sweat all over.
Moreover, she completely dared not meet Leo's gaze.
However—
"C-Come on, then."
Like covering her ears to steal a bell, she simply closed her eyes, adopting a posture of "no more words, please get on with it."
Seeing this—
"Heh~"
Chuckling lightly, Leo gently pulled Raiden Mei into his embrace.
To be fair, this wasn't the first time for him and Raiden Mei.
Yet the tension Raiden Mei displayed now was still so... alluring!
He had to admit, he just liked Raiden Mei like this.
—Just like the first time they met, always consistent!
"Are you treating me like a child?"
Gradually adapting to the current intensity, Raiden Mei calmed down and realized Leo was underestimating her.
"What else?"
Looking at Raiden Mei with amusement, Leo helped tuck the stray hair sticking to her cheek, then leaned down to plant a kiss on her fair, tender skin.
"If you don't want to be treated like a child, you know the rules—prove it to me."
"..."
Silently gazing at Leo, Raiden Mei suddenly realized her own advantage.
"—Snap!"
"Hiss!"
Seeing the purple thunder flash in Raiden Mei's eyes, Leo couldn't help but suck in a cold breath, inwardly crying disaster.
Unfortunately, no matter how fast he was, how could he outpace lightning?
"Crackle!"
Purple thunder flickered, and he felt all the hair on his body stand on end.
However, perhaps due to Raiden Mei's exquisite control, or because he was the master of her blade form, this purple thunder naturally couldn't harm him, but it delivered an extraordinary sensory stimulation.
—It can be played like this?
"Hmph!"
Seeing Leo's shocked expression, Raiden Mei couldn't help but lift her chin slightly, full of pride.
"Keep boasting, why don't you?"
Looking at Leo whose hair was now standing on end from her shock, the corners of her mouth uncontrollably curved up.
At this moment, she felt she had turned the tables.
But the next moment—
"Heh!"
Sneering coldly, Leo willed his electrified, standing hair back to normal.
"My dear little Mei friend, have you forgotten? I'm also the master here!"
"Hm?"
"This thunder—you can control it, and so can I!"
Not giving Raiden Mei a chance to react, he counterattacked.
However, perhaps due to her lightning resistance, Raiden Mei's purplish-black long hair didn't stand on end, but she herself rolled her eyes back from the shock, tears streaming from the corners of her eyes.
Clearly, Leo had shown no mercy!
And—
"Mmph, wuuu!"
The purple thunder continued, and Leo's assault wouldn't stop after just one strike.
"Mei, you're still too young."
Looking at the dazed, collapsed Raiden Mei, the corners of his mouth curved up uncontrollably.
"When you see your technique working, launch relentless, continuous attacks without regard—only stop when you're certain the enemy has no hope of turning the tables."
"Mei, your lightning isn't fast enough, nor ruthless enough!"
"That's why you lost!"
Just as he said, even after Raiden Mei collapsed, he had no intention of letting her off.
After all, she was the true expert at wielding lightning; if he let her recover, he'd lose his room to maneuver.
That was why he had no option to stop.
Even when—
[Raiden Mei: Level 3 → 6 new!]
He still [continued]!
At the very least, until tonight's battle ended, he wouldn't stop himself.
However—
"Hmph, heh heh!"
Looking at Leo bound five-flowered with purple thunder by her, Raiden Mei's eyes burned with vengeful fury.
Clearly, clearly she had begged for mercy so much, yet this bad guy still wouldn't let her go?
Since that was the case, she naturally wouldn't show old sentiments anymore.
Now, she would return all the "pain" she had just suffered entirely to Leo!
As for how she managed the counter-kill—
With her super lightning resistance, after the initial daze, she quickly adapted to the voltage.
And she had learned her lesson; she didn't rush to attack but secretly gathered strength, striking back when Leo let his guard down!
That was why Leo was now in her hands again.
"Hiss... Can we reconcile?"
Facing the "vengeful" Raiden Mei, Leo inwardly cried doom.
Squeezing out a trace of apologetic expression, he played pitiful: "My dear Lady Mei, wasn't that just now due to the situation? With your magnanimity, you can surely forgive me, right?"
Though he said that, looking at the purple lightning dancing at Raiden Mei's fingertips, he knew tonight wouldn't end easily.
Of course, he wasn't so naive as to think Raiden Mei would just let him off.
His only reliance was that time was running out!
—At most an hour of draining, I can endure!
Calculating the time, he reached this conclusion.
However—
"Forgive... Of course I'll forgive you."
A kind smile on her face, Raiden Mei's hands gently caressed Leo's chest.
"After all, you are my master; how could I dare not forgive you?"
"My·dear·mas·ter~"
Saying it word by word right by Leo's ear, she playfully blew a breath into his ear at the end.
At the same time, she adjusted the purple thunder's output—not fierce anymore, but soft like a spring breeze!
Thus—
"Hiss!"
Facing Raiden Mei's sudden change, how could Leo hold back?
At this moment, he felt this one hour was both so short and so long!
Short because he truly liked Raiden Mei like this.
But long because... he might not endure a full hour!
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