What on earth is going on?!
Why could that guy Su Yan kill people from a distance just by mimicking an archery pose?
Why did they look completely unfazed after jumping down from the third floor?
And where did Senior Busujima's sword even come from?
How could Senior Busujima kill those monsters so easily? It was like she was slicing through vegetables.
Are they even human anymore?
They're practically superhumans!
Takagi Saya was a mess.
She felt the worldview she had built over the past decade or so was on the verge of collapsing.
Takagi Saya stole a glance at Marikawa Shizuka and Miyamoto Rei beside her.
'Could it be that these two are just like Su Yan? Do they possess that same terrifying power?'
She shook her head immediately, quickly dismissing the idea.
Based on their conversation, Su Yan had assigned Marikawa Shizuka to protect them, so she definitely possessed that special power.
As for Miyamoto Rei, she was likely an ordinary person, just like her.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have acted so panicked when Su Yan jumped out the window.
While Takagi Saya was lost in thought, Marikawa Shizuka seemed to sense her gaze and turned to look.
Their eyes met.
After a brief encounter lasting less than a second, Takagi Saya averted her eyes.
"Takagi, you look a bit uncomfortable. Do you need to use the restroom?"
Marikawa Shizuka noticed Takagi Saya's complexion looked off and kindly asked, "It's okay. If you really have to go, you can tell me. I can go with you."
"After all, I'm quite strong too!"
As she spoke, Marikawa Shizuka raised her arm, showing off bicep muscles that didn't show the slightest hint of training.
"Who said anything about the restroom? I don't need to go," Takagi Saya reflexively retorted.
"Is that so?"
Marikawa Shizuka scratched her head and continued, "Well, if you want to go 'pick some flowers,' you can tell me as well."
"I already told you, I have no intention of going to the bathroom."
Takagi Saya felt completely exasperated.
As a young lady of a wealthy family, how could she not know that "picking flowers" was a euphemism some girls used for using the restroom?
Su Yan and Busujima Saeko were one thing.
One was a formidable rival she considered her greatest goal.
The other was the unreachable flower of Fujimi Academy, a master from a prestigious kendo family.
But how could this Marikawa Shizuka, who seemed a bit dim-witted, also possess such power?
"Um..."
Perhaps because Marikawa Shizuka and Takagi Saya had started talking.
Miyamoto Rei couldn't help herself and asked, "Ms. Marikawa, I wanted to ask... what is this 'Nen' that Senior Busujima mentioned?"
"Since Su Yan asked you to stay and protect Takagi and me, I assume you also have this mysterious power?"
Hearing this, Takagi Saya stopped arguing with Marikawa Shizuka.
She had wanted to ask this for a long time, but she wasn't close to the woman.
Even if she asked, she wasn't sure if the woman would answer, so she had dismissed the idea to avoid embarrassing herself.
Now that she heard Miyamoto Rei bring it up, she immediately pricked up her ears and looked at Marikawa Shizuka, eagerly awaiting an answer.
"Nen?"
Marikawa Shizuka scratched her head.
It wasn't as if she couldn't tell them. After all, Nen was a power unique to them.
Although Su Yan had mentioned before that it wasn't impossible to develop Nen through one's own efforts.
However, even with the training method, it would take a genius years to develop it.
'But it's so troublesome...'
Explaining things and all that.
"You can think of Nen as a kind of superpower."
Marikawa Shizuka thought for a moment before saying to Miyamoto Rei, "As for you, Miyamoto, you don't need to worry. Little Su Yan will probably share this power with you eventually, right?"
Miyamoto Rei had been brought to the infirmary by Su Yan, and judging by the intimate moment earlier where they almost kissed.
In Marikawa Shizuka's eyes, the girl would undoubtedly be the next companion to form a contract with Su Yan.
"Share the power with me?"
Miyamoto Rei was stunned for a moment before immediately asking, "Wouldn't that have some negative effect on Su Yan?"
Hearing this, Takagi Saya shot Miyamoto Rei a somewhat resentful look.
'You've certainly said everything that needs to be said.'
She had originally wanted to press Marikawa Shizuka further, but since Miyamoto Rei had spoken like that.
What else could she say?
She and Su Yan were only nodding acquaintances at best.
Could she really demand that he share such a superpower with her?
In other words, who did she, Takagi Saya, think she was?
"Fine, let me explain it to you. Nen is..."
Marikawa Shizuka glanced at Miyamoto Rei and Takagi Saya. Though it was a bit of a hassle, she decided to explain the concept of Nen to them.
She considered it a small compensation for interrupting the moment between Miyamoto Rei and Su Yan earlier.
As for Takagi Saya?
Looking at the girl's figure and appearance, there was a possibility she might become a companion in the future.
Therefore, she didn't mind letting the girl learn about Nen in advance to build a good rapport.
While Marikawa Shizuka was explaining Nen to the two girls, Busujima Saeko was still fighting downstairs, though she and Su Yan had already moved to a new battlefield.
This was one reason why Marikawa Shizuka and the others had stopped watching the battle and started talking about Nen instead.
However, the reason for changing locations wasn't that there were more zombies elsewhere.
After all, zombies were brainless. As long as even the slightest sound was made, they would continuously flock toward the source.
It was simply because reality differed from games.
In games, monsters vanished into data after they were killed.
But in reality...
Because they had killed so many, the surroundings were piled high with zombie corpses.
This forced the two of them to move to a new area.
Looking at the corpses covering the ground, Su Yan truly envied Shizuku's Nen weapon from the Phantom Troupe, Blinky.
Blinky could vacuum up anything that was inanimate.
He wouldn't even have to worry about finishing off enemies, since anything that couldn't be sucked up wasn't dead yet.
An unknown amount of time passed.
The battle ended.
There might have been a few stragglers, but for the most part, the area was cleared.
Busujima Saeko stood atop a small mountain of zombie corpses.
The bright moonlight poured down, bathing the young woman in its glow.
Her clothes had long since been dyed crimson with blood.
"Senior Saeko, are you satisfied?"
Su Yan looked up at the girl, who looked as beautiful as an elf under the moonlight.
"Su Yan, thank you for this graduation gift. I like it very much."
Busujima Saeko looked at Su Yan, her tone firm and calm.
For Busujima Saeko, this uniform stained red with blood was the best graduation gift.
"I'm glad you like it."
Su Yan nodded; he was equally excited.
Busujima Saeko had taken down at least a thousand zombies, and the Nen feedback he received from her was enough to shock him.
He felt terrifyingly powerful right now.
And this was just Fujimi Academy.
If he could clear out the entire island nation, just how strong would he become?
The mere thought of it made him tremble with excitement.
"However, I want Su Yan to give me another graduation gift now," Busujima Saeko said softly as she sheathed her sword.
Su Yan asked, puzzled, "Another graduation gift?"
"You!"
Busujima Saeko extended her index finger and pointed at Su Yan, her eyes burning with intensity.
To her, could there be anything more pleasurable than this man, Su Yan?
No! It was impossible!
So, now!
Before the euphoria from the slaughter completely faded, she wanted to finish what Marikawa Shizuka had interrupted half a month ago and push this pleasure to its peak!
And then remember this day forever!
Along with Su Yan!
"Me?"
Su Yan was stunned.
But before he could react, he was forcibly dragged away by Busujima Saeko.
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