Tiger Hunter Su Youzi: NMD, WSM!

Dark gold runes circled around Sakai Miho.

The girl's slender body slowly floated up, her waist arching into a perfect, alluring crescent moon shape.

Unlike typical combat Ability Users whose bodies often lacked ideal proportions due to excessive fat burning from training.

Sakai Miho, possessing "Perfect Proxy," had a figure that was practically perfect to the point of being seductive.

Kujo Ryuko stood there, completely stiff.

She watched the dark gold runes encircling Sakai Miho.

"Hmm..."

She couldn't understand.

But there was one thing Kujo Ryuko understood very well.

This was a "Gift."

And it was an exceptionally powerful and special Gift.

Although she didn't understand the specific effects of this Gift.

But... sensing the new power gradually emerging from within Sakai Miho, Kujo Ryuko understood that her bet with Su Youzi.

Would likely end with her losing.

The girl clenched her fists.

The Goddess of Destiny, whom she had just scoffed at... slapped her face twice.

The more contempt Kujo Ryuko had shown on her face when mocking and looking down on Su Youzi earlier, the more embarrassed the girl standing there was now.

Especially... beside her, that stupid rabbit looked so smug, as if the one who broke through wasn't Sakai Miho, but herself.

"What's there to be happy about!"

"Your Senpai's gaze was entirely on that Sakai Miho person just now, hey!"

Clenching her fists tightly, Kujo Ryuko looked at Su Youzi.

Su Youzi didn't even show much surprise on her face, as if everything was as she expected, naturally occurring.

Fate should be as she said—

It would favor strong girls.

The girl's calm, indifferent demeanor made Kujo Ryuko's clenched fists dig their nails into her flesh.

She felt like a clown.

Although... ever since her Older Sister... no, ever since that scoundrel fell into the Abyss, she had already been a clown.

'Sister of the Abyss Empress.'

Ha—

What great 'honor.'

She looked at Su Youzi.

For a moment, Kujo Ryuko even felt that Su Youzi's Ability wasn't just a basic Mental Type ability, "Telekinetic Ability."

But was similar to the Word Spirit-like Rule-based Ability of the Saintess from the Holy Royal Court.

Or... perhaps she was simply the proxy of that bitch, the Goddess of Destiny, in this World.

Su Youzi didn't even pay attention to Kujo Ryuko.

She just watched the girl slowly arching her back and floating up, watching the silhouette of the girl's perfect figure, like a magical girl transforming.

This round... this round, she had profited greatly.

The swirling dark gold runes gradually converged.

On the girl's lower abdomen, where the dark purple eye totem was previously drawn, a pattern resembling a cross-section of a citrus fruit, held up by two or three leaves, was now outlined.

It looked like a cross-section of a citrus.

Or like... the Sun.

Pat—

The girl's toes lightly touched the ground.

As Sakai Miho landed, incessant intelligent machine female voices echoed in Su Youzi's ears.

[Ding—]

[Congratulations on unlocking a new achievement: Hand Reaching Out from the Abyss.]

[Ding—]

[Congratulations on unlocking a new achievement: Possess First Abyss Attribute Operator.]

[Ding—]

[Nurturing Sakai Miho successful.]

``` [Sakai Miho has completed her breakthrough.]

[Sakai Miho has been promoted to "First Sequence".]

[Nurture: Sakai Miho Affection Points +1.]

[Received Affection Boost Reward: Girl's Cute Apron.]

[Redemption: Sakai Miho Affection Points +10.]

[Received Affection Boost Reward: Strange Comic Book.]

[Received Nurture Material Cost Compensation.]

["First Sequence Promotion Emblem" * 2.]

[...]

Looking at the items that suddenly appeared in the material slot and the promotion emblems multiplied by two.

Su Youzi almost wanted to hug Little Miho and give her a good squeeze right then and there.

What a lucky star she was.

What a massive profit.

Not only did she win the bet with Kujo Ryuko, but she also gained such a well-behaved girl, and even got the promotion emblems for free.

However... Su Youzi looked at the "Girl's Recipe Notebook" and "Girl's Cute Apron" in the material slot.

She understood both of these affection point rewards.

It meant that Sakai Miho was a girl who was skilled in housework and good at taking care of people.

But...

Outside the hospital room, Kujo Ryuko watched Su Youzi with a complicated expression.

"I lost--"

Kujo Ryuko looked at Su Youzi, her expression extremely grim.

In the mere tens of seconds Su Youzi took to comfort Sakai Miho, Kujo Ryuko's heart had gone through countless cycles of struggle.

Before Su Youzi could say anything.

The girl, her arms trembling uncontrollably... directly bowed and knelt before Su Youzi.

Her left hand supported her on the ground, while her right hand, just like in Su Youzi's imagination... slowly beckoned.

"..."

Kujo Ryuko bit her lip, her face contorting.

"Woof..." a voice as faint as a mosquito's hum.

She had clearly wanted to see a proud and noble girl slowly and humiliatingly lower her head before her.

But... the one who lowered her head was herself.

Kujo Ryuko bit her lip fiercely and closed her eyes.

Su Youzi looked at Kujo Ryuko with a complex expression.

Actually... she didn't like bullying girls like this.

But--

Kujo Ryuko was simply too dangerous.

Still, it was for the best.

Cut ties decisively.

After this, Kujo Ryuko and she should be complete strangers, probably lowering her head and avoiding her sight whenever she saw her.

Su Youzi looked at Kujo Ryuko in the "Character Codex."

She wondered if affection points could go negative.

In front of Su Youzi, Kujo Ryuko closed her eyes, her shoulders trembling.

Due to extreme shame... a faint blush spread across the girl's fair, slender neck.

She struggled, then threw caution to the wind.

Kujo Ryuko's small face shot up, "Woof!"

[Ding--]

[Submission: Kujo Ryuko Affection Points +30.]

[Received Affection Boost Reward: Silver Bit for Taming Beasts.]

[Ding--]

[Congratulations on unlocking a new achievement: Tiger Hunter.]

"?"

"¿¿¿¿¿" Many question marks suddenly popped up above the girl's head.

Su Youzi stared blankly at Kujo Ryuko in front of her, also speechless for a long time...

"Nmd!!!"