"Perhaps I can help you."
Ryuji stepped forward quietly, holding a USB drive in his hand.
Inside it was data from the Food Wars world, information about mobile networks, communication infrastructure, and even early-stage smartphone systems. Even though he didn't know the exact business scope of DOATEC, the level of detail in this data was so detailed that, with sufficient manpower and funding, they could rebuild everything from scratch in a very short time.
After all, this was already a world capable of manufacturing laptops, not like other backward worlds where even laptops couldn't be produced.
"What is this?"
Helena looked at the small device in confusion.
"This," Ryuji said calmly, "is the future. Something that can completely replace the current generation of mobile phones… You might not fully understand it yet, but your father certainly would."
He glanced around the room. Aside from his own group, only Marie Rose remained. Clearly, after the betrayal of her own bodyguards, Helena now trusted them the most.
Which meant… some things could now be revealed.
"Huh?"
Helena froze for a moment, not understanding why Ryuji suddenly brought up her deceased father.
"I can bring your father back from the underworld for a short time," Ryuji said evenly. "You'll have about eight hours. Use that time wisely… discuss everything you need with him."
As soon as Ryuji finished speaking, he snapped his fingers. With his almost bug-like resurrection ability, a figure rapidly appeared in the living room.
The moment Helena's mother saw that figure, she rushed forward, throwing herself into his arms and calling out his name...
"Douglas!"
Ryuji casually tossed the USB drive into Helena's hands. She was still standing there, completely stunned, her worldview practically shattering and rebuilding itself at the same time. He patted her shoulder, snapping the voluptuous, innocent women back to reality.
"Mr. Ryuji, this is…"
Her voice trembled as she looked at her father, the man who had already died, now embracing her mother.
"I have some power akin to a god's," Ryuji said calmly. "I can temporarily pull someone back from the underworld. But the time is limited. As for that thing in your hand, ask him what it's worth."
Ryuji had only given Douglas eight hours. Not for any other reason but simply because if Douglas stayed alive, Helena wouldn't become the president of DOATEC. So, it was better for him to return to the afterlife afterward.
Besides, even though he had already set his sights on Helena, they had only just met.
Eight hours was more than enough to establish trust.
"Alright, Mai, remember to cook. I'll keep watch outside, so no need to worry. Oh, and you, come with me."
As he spoke, Ryuji grabbed Marie Rose's arm, who was looking at him as if he were a god and pulled her out of the room, half-forcing the petite girl along.
At first, Marie Rose didn't react, but once they were outside, she snapped out of it and shook off his hand, put her hands on her hips and looked at him with displeasure.
"Why did you drag me out here?! I saw everything you just did... What else is there that I'm not allowed to know?"
She had almost said "resurrection," but caught herself mid-sentence, choosing her words carefully. She wasn't stupid, she knew better than to casually reveal something like that.
"Some things are fine for my people to hear, but not for you. And besides, I want to see if you can still be 'fixed.'"
Ryuji looked Marie Rose up and down as he explained.
Being legally an adult, yet still having the body of a twelve or thirteen-year-old, maybe others would see that as a good thing, but for Marie Rose herself, it definitely wasn't.
After all, no one wants to stay like that forever.
That said, his real reason for bringing her out was simpler...
He wanted to confirm whether she was actually of legal age and whether her body had fully matured.
To avoid any misunderstandings… and also to avoid giving Mai the wrong idea about his preferences.
"You… you're not allowed to do anything weird to me. And this won't take too long, right? We still need to protect Lady Helena."
Marie Rose hesitated for a moment.
She had already accepted her current body but if there was a chance to grow up, of course that would be better.
At first, she doubted whether Ryuji even had such an ability. But then she remembered he could summon fire dragons and the resurrection. So, she thought...
Maybe… just maybe, he really could do it.
And more importantly, she wanted to return to Helena's side as soon as possible. After all, right now Helena was surrounded by Ryuji's people.
As Helena's maid and bodyguard, she had to stay by her side.
Even though Helena treated her like a close sister, the difference in their status and her appearance meant that whoever Helena married in the future would definitely not let her go. Not through force, but rather that would simply be the best option for her.
Unless someone liked her for who she was, rather than her loli-like appearance, the best ending for her life would be to become Helena's wingwoman.
So naturally, she had to protect Helena well.
In a fighting game, you wouldn't need to consider these things but unfortunately, this is the real world.
"Of course."
Ryuji reached out his hand and placed it on her breasts, which had little value for squeezing, channeling his life force into her body while activating his Observation Haki.
In the next moment, all information about Marie Rose's body entered his mind. Then Ryuji discovered that although she was small, her internal organs and body structure were quite interesting.
She was... large down below.
Not that she had a long dick but rather that her vagina was very large.
Completely disproportionate to her body size. Though it couldn't be seen externally, once her legs were spread apart and blood flowed, the size would be quite astonishing.
But under normal conditions, it matched her body size.
The internal muscle structure was also very dense! And although it looked underdeveloped, under the stimulation of his life force, there was no reaction at all, clearly indicating it was already fully developed and capable of normal pregnancy.
The rest of her body and organs were the same. Her genes determined that she could only grow to this size. It wasn't because of an illness or anything else, but simply because she was born with this limitation.
No saving it… but she really is a rare type.
Ryuji made his judgment internally.
Marie Rose, however, didn't know his conclusion. She only felt the place Ryuji touched becoming burning hot, yet at the same time, it was strangely comfortable. The heat quickly flowed downward, making her lower body itch, causing her slender legs to press together and rub unconsciously.
The Marie Rose who usually acted like a mischievous little devil in others' eyes now felt that Ryuji was the real devil, giving her such strange sensations!
If this were a hentai world, Marie Rose would probably be squirting a huge flood of love juices from between her legs right now.
But Ryuji simply withdrew his hand. As police sirens began to sound outside, he spoke:
"There's no fixing it. You were born like this. Your breasts might grow a bit more, but don't expect anything else."
He delivered his verdict.
Marie Rose nodded. It was just another disappointment for her, nothing new.
But then...
Ryuji's next sentence completely broke her.
"But honestly, I don't think your breasts will grow much either."
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