Wanda Gravity Device

"Hmph, how am I mean? Did Pietro badmouth me in front of you again?

Next time, I'll use the Snot Curse to make him embarrass himself in front of Kitty!"

Wanda immediately puffed up in anger at his words.

Every time she painstakingly built up a good image in front of Hawking, she would get stabbed in the back by her older brother, Pietro.

"Oh, Pietro likes Kitty too?"

A gossipy look immediately appeared on Hawking's face.

Kitty was Shadowcat. She was four years older than Pietro.

With her arms crossed, Wanda ruthlessly exposed him.

"Yeah, he even confessed to her. Too bad Kitty thought he was too young and rejected him."

After saying that, she grabbed Hawking's arm and began shaking it.

"Hawking, just help me out. Otherwise, if I embarrass myself tonight, Pietro will laugh at me again."

"Alright, but don't expect me to dance very well. I have no talent for that."

Unable to withstand Wanda's cutesy pleading, Hawking ultimately agreed.

"By the way, how is your ability development going?"

"I can make something weighing a hundred pounds float now!"

Wanda proudly raised her chin.

Hawking's heart stirred, and he immediately instructed Wanda.

"Try using your ability on me. Spread it evenly over my body if possible. Don't make me float—push downward with all your strength."

Although Wanda did not know what Hawking was planning, she obediently raised both hands and used her ability on him.

A red layer of Chaos Energy evenly covered Hawking's body, making him sink slightly.

"Huh, this effect actually seems pretty good!"

Feeling the pressure from the Chaos Magic pressing down on his body, his eyes immediately lit up.

Unlike ordinary weight training, which only targeted the body, the pressure from Wanda's Chaos Magic was all-encompassing. Even his internal organs could feel it.

As a result, Wanda's Chaos Magic had an effect remarkably similar to the Gravity Chamber he had envisioned.

"It's a shame the force is still a little too weak. It would be even better if it were stronger."

A hundred pounds of pressure still had a training effect on his current body, but it had not pushed him to his limit.

"It looks like, if I get the chance in the future, I should still get the Mind Stone Scepter and use it to help Wanda strengthen her Chaos Magic. Even if I can't build a Gravity Chamber, having Wanda imitate one with her Chaos Magic would still be pretty good."

Hawking quietly formed a few plans in his heart.

Phoenix would probably have been just as effective, but she was a professor with her own things to do. How could she be willing to set aside time every day to help him train?

"Wanda, since your older brother helped you with a little favor tonight, can you help your older brother with a little favor too?"

With an idea in mind, Hawking placed both hands on Wanda's shoulders and revealed what he considered a very warm smile.

Looking at Hawking, who seemed somewhat different from usual, Wanda felt uneasy and asked.

"Hawking, what do you need me to help with?"

"Just set aside some time every night and come here to my room, then we—"

Before Hawking could finish, Wanda cut him off in a panic, her face turning red.

"N-No, that's too fast! I didn't expect it to be this fast. Shouldn't we start from—"

Likewise, Wanda did not finish her sentence before Hawking flicked her forehead.

"What nonsense are you thinking? I want you to come and use your ability to assist my training like you did just now. That way, my training will be more efficient than usual.

It won't take up much of your time. One hour every night, which also counts as training your ability."

"Ah... oh. So that's what you meant."

After understanding Hawking's words, Wanda immediately breathed a sigh of relief, though a trace of disappointment appeared on her face.

She had thought Hawking had finally caught on, but he was still a blockhead who only knew how to train, train, and train all day.

After nodding and agreeing to Hawking's condition, Wanda suddenly asked him before leaving.

"Um... since you've already agreed to be my dance partner, if someone else asks you to be their dance partner—"

"Don't worry. I probably won't go out until the dance is about to begin, and aside from you, I won't waste time dancing with anyone else."

Hawking waved his hand.

"That's good. If any other girls invite you, I'll reject them for you in advance."

Wanda nodded in satisfaction, then left Hawking's room with light steps.

However, not long after leaving his room, she was stopped by a petite girl.

"How did it go, Wanda? Does your brother Hawking have a dance partner yet? Did he agree to invite me to be his partner?"

She was a classmate of Wanda's age. Because she was infatuated with that dazzling sight outside the school every day, and knew that Wanda was Hawking's sister,

she wanted to see whether she could use Wanda's introduction to gain a sweet love affair that everyone would envy.

Wanda put on a regretful expression and responded.

"I asked him for you, but my brother said he wants to focus on developing his abilities and has no interest in dating anyone before graduation.

So he doesn't plan to find anyone else as a dance partner tonight. He's just letting me, his little sister, fill in as his partner. You should accept another boy's invitation soon."

"Alright. Thank you, Wanda. This is the latest lipstick I promised you."

The girl looked somewhat disappointed as she took out a brand-new lipstick and handed it to Wanda.

It was the payment for asking Wanda to help her.

Not long after that girl walked away, a second girl stopped Wanda.

"How did it go, Wanda? Your brother Hawking..."

And so, after making a round through the school, Wanda was stopped by a total of eight girls. Using the same lines each time, she collected all sorts of rewards.

"Hmph, you people think you can compete with me for Hawking!"

Returning to her door with an armful of things, Wanda's face was full of smug satisfaction.

"Wanda, may I have the honor of inviting you to dance with me tonight?"

Just as she was opening the door and preparing to return to her room to carefully dress up for that evening's Bonfire Party, a fairly handsome young man gathered his courage and invited her to the dance.

"Get lost!"

Wanda raised both hands, and red Chaos Magic immediately flared to life, frightening the young man into turning around and running away.

There were naturally quite a few boys who invited her to dance, but in Wanda's eyes, they were all as childish as Pietro. Compared to Hawking, they were as different as heaven and earth.

It was precisely because the contrast was so enormous that, at the age of First Love, she gradually developed feelings for Hawking, the older brother her parents had adopted.

In any case, they were not related by blood. Rather than let those classmates have him, she might as well have him herself.

Hawking seemed to have no interest in romance, which gave her a headache, but at the very least, she had eliminated any potential romantic rivals beforehand.

At ten that night, Hawking stopped practicing magic, changed into slightly more formal clothes, and left his room.

Thinking of the sizzling, grease-dripping barbecue and all sorts of delicious desserts and snacks from the last Bonfire Party, he was in such a good mood that he could not help humming a tune.

"Dances are such wonderful places, ah-ya hey-le..."