Then.
Once again, Haruno had marked him with the Possession Mark...
Meanwhile.
"This feels... surprisingly easy."
Amamiya Natsuki looked down at the lush, primeval jungle beneath his feet and gave his assessment.
He'd expected climbing to be difficult, but once he actually started, he realized that with his current physical abilities, it wasn't much of a challenge at all. He climbed two hundred meters in one go without even breathing hard, and barely felt tired.
"Don't talk," Yukinoshita Yukino called from above. "Keep up a steady pace. Don't slack off."
"Yes, yes."
"..."
There wasn't much to say about the climb. Without the enormous [bleep--] getting in the way, Yukinoshita Yukino could easily press her body against the sheer cliff, greatly reducing the danger. Her stamina wasn't as high as Amamiya Natsuki's, but it still far surpassed an ordinary person's. They didn't need to stop and rest along the way.
The two climbed one after the other at a steady pace, only losing time when they encountered a difficult section.
Forty minutes later.
They successfully reached the top of the waterfall.
"Great. Challenge complete."
Amamiya Natsuki grabbed a protruding rock at the cliff's edge and vaulted onto the top. A moment later, he received a Game Notification confirming that they'd completed the stage challenge.
"Let's have some water first." Amamiya Natsuki let out a soft breath, took out an energy drink, and handed it to Yukino. "Get your strength back. Then we can go straight on to the next challenge."
They'd only rested once along the way, climbing the thousand-meter cliff almost in one go. After making it to the top, they were understandably parched and needed to replenish their energy.
Along with Free Solo Climbing, they could also complete the Leap of Faith challenge at the same time. Put