Chapter 128

If the outcome is not as expected, it will be a huge blow to the girl, so he gave her a heads-up.

"I see."

Takanashi Rikka stood there, stunned, watching the others walk away. She pursed her lips, clenched her hands tightly for a while, and then let them relax.

August 12th.

Before leaving, as guests, they naturally wanted to inform their host.

Are you going to attend the Obon Festival Buddhist Service?

"Young people really can't stay still."

Rikka's grandparents exchanged a glance, and then spoke.

"That's right, we've never seen this Buddhist Service before, so we want to go and see it."

Hasegawa Izumi nodded.

"However, Rikka stay and keep you company."

He explained it to Rikka.

Rikka's grandparents and Jukka all had the same look in their eyes.

"Rikka, you should go with your friends. I can take care of things at home."

Jukka hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"That's right, let's go have fun with our friends, this place isn't important."

We're very happy that you had this thought in mind.

At this point, the two elderly elders did not want their granddaughter to stay for their sake.

"I've made my decision."

Takanashi Rikka said firmly.

This tough stance also surprised the elders.

They had no choice but to accept it.

I arrived at Rikka's bedroom.

"Sage, is there any way to increase my combat power further? Like some 'burst' techniques?"

Feeling uncertain about facing the potential battle alone, Takanashi Rikka ultimately decided to seek help from the Sage.

After all, the Sage are the true strong ones; a weak person like her shouldn't try to be strong and should just honestly seek protection.

"There are methods, but if it needs to be completed in a short time..."

Hasegawa Izumi pondered for a moment.

There seems to be some unspeakable reason behind this.

"It's alright, Sage, I'm willing to pay the price!"

But the girl had already gone all out, so naturally she didn't care.

"It's not really a price to pay, it's actually..."

Upon hearing his proposed solution, the girl's face instantly flushed crimson, even her ears turning as if they were burning red.

"Then, let's do as you say, Sage."

Takanashi Rikka nodded in agreement.

She turned her head away shyly, then got into bed and slowly sat down.

Then, she took off her top, and her smooth, delicate skin shone brightly in the sunlight streaming through the window, revealing a beauty she had never possessed before.

Wearing bikinis on the beach before was already quite revealing, but everyone was together then. Now, however, they're in the same room, which is obviously more ambiguous.

It even reminded her of the plot of Doujin manga that had deeply shocked her before.

"Why did you stop? You don't want me to help you unbutton your clothes, do you...? I'm not very good at that, and I might break it."

At this point, Hasegawa Izumi almost lost her composure.

"Ah, ah, I understand."

Takanashi Rikka reacted quickly and instinctively unbuttoned her bra, which slipped down her chest in that instant.

The girl's body stiffened for a moment, then she immediately cupped it back to her chest.

Just then, Hasegawa Izumi also began her own operation.

With a solemn look on his face, he stretched out his right hand, traced the fingers wrapped in spiritual power across the girl's back, and wrote the word "spiritual".

The moment the pen touched the paper, the characters suddenly emitted a dazzling light, which then gradually dimmed and disappeared.

"Okay, it's done."

He began to speak.

"In that case, once your spiritual energy is exhausted, you only need to recite the command to activate the spell, and the remaining spiritual energy will quickly replenish your consumption... As far as your current capacity is concerned, it should be enough to allow you to continue at full strength for half an hour."

After Takanashi Rikka put her underwear back on, her blushing face hadn't faded when her attention was diverted.

"Half an hour at full power? That should be enough!"

She suddenly felt confident enough to face the storms to come.

"By the way, Sage, you still haven't told me what the instruction is?"

After she got dressed, she landed again.

Hasegawa Izumi raised her eyes and said in a deep voice.

"It's very simple, you just need to silently repeat 'Activate Backup Hidden Energy Source' in your mind."

Bedroom doorway.

"Why? A man and a woman alone in a room! This Wicked Eye of the Tyrant King User to no good, feigning weakness to seek the Club President's favor!"

Natsukawa Masuzu paced back and forth in the corridor, looking displeased.

Are you introducing yourself?

Nibuya Morika smiled without saying a word.

"The Lord Sage must be preparing a powerful trump card for Master: Death. After all, it's far too dangerous for Master to stay behind alone... Death..."

Before Dekomori Sanae could finish speaking, the door opened.

Hasegawa Izumi was the first to emerge, followed closely by Rikka.

Natsukawa Masuzu looked at the two of them with suspicion, her gaze shifting back and forth between them.

"Master!"

Dekomori Sanae lunged forward.

She then inquired about 'what methods the Lord Sage had used,' but Rikka gave her a vague and evasive answer.

It's still a little embarrassing to talk about this process.

It was afternoon.

"Have a safe journey, everyone!"

Goodbye, everyone.

"Kukuku... my My other half, I await your triumphant return."

Takanashi Rikka, along with her grandparents and Kōko, said goodbye to the others at the door.

"Let's go, I'll take you to the station."

Jukka, sitting in the driver's seat, leaned out and gestured for everyone to get in the car.

"Let's go! To our mission location, Death!"

Dekomori Sanae her arm and shouted.

Everyone boarded the vehicle, arrived at the previous station, and then took the tram. After transferring stations, they arrived at their destination, near Kōmyōji Temple.

It was already past four in the afternoon.

Let's try to find accommodation before dark.

As she spoke, Hasegawa Izumi took out her phone to look for hotels and other similar places nearby.

However, as they traveled along, they found that the hotels here didn't seem to be very good, and their reviews were actually worse than those of the surrounding guesthouses.

Where do you think would be a good place to stay?

He asked for everyone's opinion.

"Whatever, Club President. The only thing I care about right now is whether I can have dinner cooked by Club President..."

Let's stay at the highest-rated hotel; after all, we're not familiar with this area.

"It doesn't matter. As an Ability User, I don't need to worry about such trivial matters!"

Then, they went to the highest-rated guesthouse.

"Excuse me, are there any rooms available?"

Hearing the noise, the proprietress sitting at the front desk turned to look at the group of one man and three women, her smile somewhat strange.

Are young people these days having such extravagant fun?

She said in a low voice.

Hasegawa Izumi heard those words very clearly.

But he knew that if he tried to explain at this point, he would only be ridiculed.

Please give us four rooms.

So he spoke directly.

"Let me see..."

The landlady flipped through her notes, then smiled and said, "I'm sorry, sir, we only have one room left..."

"How could there only be one room!"

Nibuya Morika stared intently, indicating her skepticism.

"You don't think we're easy to bully, Death!"

Dekomori Sanae hadn't yet grasped the meaning of that statement.

"Then we'll have to try another one."

Hasegawa Izumi chose the most reasonable approach.

They had just turned around.

"At this time of year, the surrounding hostels and hotels are almost fully booked. I only got a spot because someone cancelled their reservation..."

The proprietress's voice drifted softly from behind.

22 Visible Girls

Upon hearing this, the four had no choice but to stop.

I never expected to encounter such an embarrassing situation so soon after arriving here.

Natsukawa Masuzu pursed her lips, forcing a smile, and said, "Seriously, there's no other way, Club President. We might as well just stay here."

Nibuya Morika's expression was somewhat puzzling.

This guy makes it sound so easy! A man and a woman sharing a room—that's incredibly bold!

Even with Nibuya Morika's composure, she became hesitant and awkward.

But if what the landlady said is true, once they go out, they might not even have a place to stay and would have to sleep on the streets.

"Dekumori n't believe in death! Let's go check out death again!"