After dinner was ready, the three of them chatted while eating, mostly about trivial matters from school and daily life. Thor also took the opportunity to strengthen his friendship with Kira.
After dinner, Kira tactfully left while Miriaria washed the dishes.
Thor sat down with his class notes and homework, seeing whether he could understand them and finish them on his own.
After finishing the dishes, Miriaria saw Thor looking through his notes and said, "Thor, is there anything you don't understand? I can teach you."
"Miriaria, it's fine. I basically understand everything. I have a gift for you."
Thor took out a necklace made by Nami. Its pendant was a dolphin with red gemstone eyes, and he gave it to Miriaria.
He had originally wanted to give Kira a metal wristband while Kira was there, but after thinking it over, it did not feel right. He should give Miriaria her gift first.
Kira could wait. In any case, his physical constitution should already have surpassed that of a Coordinator.
There was still time before he needed a trump card to keep Kira alive. As long as it was done before ZAFT came to steal the Gundams, it would be fine.
Or he could just tamper with Kira's food next time, saving himself the trouble of finding an excuse to give him something.
Miriaria blushed and said,
"Thor, this necklace is so cute. I'll treasure it forever. Thank you."
"Miriaria, you don't need to treasure it away. Just wear it every day, like how I'm with you every day. Let me put it on for you."
Thor helped Miriaria put on the necklace, then held her and said,
"Remember to keep wearing it. It'll protect you when I'm not around."
"Mm, okay, Thor. I'll keep wearing it."
After saying that with a blush, Miriaria kissed Thor on the cheek.
Thor held Miriaria in his arms and whispered in her ear,
"Miriaria, let's go on dates every weekend until we've explored all of Heliopolis.
Let's leave our footprints everywhere we can go, okay?"
Blushing shyly in his arms, Miriaria said,
"Mm, okay, Thor. Let's explore all of Heliopolis together."
Plan complete. The perfect excuse to tour all of Heliopolis. I really am a genius. Hahaha...
While Thor was grinning foolishly, Miriaria wrapped her arms tightly around his neck and gave him a sweet kiss.
As soon as she released his neck, he immediately pulled her into his arms and kissed her.
The two stayed entwined for a long time, both breathing heavily from kissing.
Thor directly picked Miriaria up and carried her back to the room...
Last night, the begonia first met the rain, its delicate blossoms seeming ready to speak.
At dawn, the beauty left her fragrant chamber, plucked one before the mirror, and compared it to her rouge.
"Tell me, my lord, is the flower prettier, or am I?"
He answered, "The flower is more graceful than you."
The beauty pouted at his words, refusing to believe a dead flower could surpass a living woman.
She crushed the flower and threw it before him. "Then tonight, my lord, sleep with the flower."
Early the next morning, Thor got up and began his morning training, practicing Invincible Eastern Style Martial Arts.
"Ugh, I've even brought along the bad habits of an old man. I wake up too early and can't fall back asleep. Even sleeping in is hard.
But having a young body is great. The recovery is fast, or I wouldn't have the strength to train in the morning."
After Thor finished his morning training and began preparing breakfast, Miriaria also got up, leaned against his back, and said,
"Morning, Thor. You got up so early. Is breakfast already ready too? This is such happiness.
Thor, you're so good to me. I love you so much."
Miriaria stood on tiptoe and gave Thor a sweet kiss.
"Morning, Miriaria. I love you too."
Then Thor hugged Miriaria and said to her,
"Miriaria, last night I dreamed about an old man with a braid. He taught me a set of martial arts.
When I woke up, I still remembered all the moves and key points. I couldn't get back to sleep, so I got up to try them out. It actually worked pretty well.
I'll show you later. Once I'm more proficient, I can teach you too."
I'll explain the Invincible Eastern Style Martial Arts like this for now. It's absurd, but it'll have to do.
Miriaria said in surprise,
"Thor, you're not delirious from being sick, are you?
Is that really true? That's so amazing. Show me later.
As for learning it, that depends on whether it's difficult. If it's too hard, forget it."
"Mm, okay, Miriaria. I'll show you later."
After breakfast, they rested for a while. Thor performed a set of punches and also demonstrated cutting a glass with paper.
His 100 attack power was still solid, but his stamina could not even last a minute now. There was no way he could demonstrate anything else.
Miriaria was also astonished and completely believed his explanation about an old man appearing in his dream to pass on his skills.
She said she wanted to learn after school too, to see whether she could master it.
Thor said there would definitely be no problem. She would absolutely be able to learn it.
If she can't, I can just have Nami modify her a little. Though the amount of qi will have to be built up slowly.
During school, Thor used Nami to slowly modify Miriaria's body. The full modification was not completed until school ended.
It greatly improved her constitution and extended her lifespan.
Her strength and speed only increased slightly, not enough to affect her normal life, but enough to meet the standard for learning Invincible Eastern Style Martial Arts.
After school, Miriaria also learned Invincible Eastern Style Martial Arts under Thor's guidance. Now there were two people who could use martial arts.
Even if someone became suspicious in the future, they would have an excuse.
If necessary, he could modify a few more people close to him and teach them as well. That way, he could protect himself within the forest he had created.
After all, martial arts had always been surrounded by all kinds of stories. As long as he was not the only one, he would not have to worry about being captured and dissected for research, nor would people mistake him for a Coordinator.
If someone invited him for coffee, at worst he could cooperate and put on a performance, then modify another batch of people.
Those who could not learn could simply be told that they lacked talent. That would be enough to fool people.
Over the following weeks, Thor secretly placed Nami's DG Cell offshoots throughout Heliopolis every weekend. If he waited for the GINNs, one of them was bound to succeed eventually.
If things went smoothly, getting the Gundams' data in advance would not be a problem either.
Within just a few days, all the Gundam data had been collected. After all, it was not long before the plot began.
The Gundams had already been built, including the Archangel, the Red Frame Gundam Astray, and the Blue Frame Gundam Astray.
Other than the Gold Frame, which was not yet complete, everything else was ready.
Besides, the performance of the various Gundam Astrays should have been about the same, so it did not really matter whether he got them or not.
Nami had also simulated abilities such as Layered Armor, which could resist beams; Thermal Gel, used to break through the atmosphere; PS Armor; and the Mirage System.
The Mirage System's duration had become longer because the characteristics of the New DG Cells reduced the waste of Phantom Particles.
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