Shiina's Superpower

Physique: 9

Luck: 6

Superpower: Call of Friendship.

Trait: Friend or Girlfriend? (For a period of time after you successfully befriend her, there's a high chance you'll draw an item or ability that can be used by a friend.)

"Ugh, what's that awful smell? Why is it all sticky?"

Surprisingly, after using the potion, a large amount of black grime oozed from Hasebe Haruka's skin.

With no other choice, she had to shower again, even though she'd just finished.

"This is amazing! My head feels clearer, and I'm a lot stronger. It's like I could beat a cow to death!"

Now that she'd grown stronger, Hasebe Haruka could barely contain her excitement.

She couldn't wait to show off her abilities.

"Try punching me."

"Are you sure? I'm really strong now."

"Quit stalling and hit me!"

"Hmph. If you insist, I won't hold back."

As she spoke, Hasebe Haruka threw a punch straight at Ye Yunchuan's face.

It was a fast punch. An ordinary person would never have been able to stop it.

"Slap~"

But Ye Yunchuan caught Hasebe Haruka's soft fist with ease.

"What?!" Hasebe Haruka's beautiful eyes widened.

Seeing this, Ye Yunchuan shook his head.

Getting stronger so suddenly did give her the illusion that she could beat a cow to death, but the stats didn't lie.

In terms of attributes, Ye Yunchuan could still crush her.

"Hmph, don't get cocky. I haven't even used my superpower yet. Come forth, my friends!"

At Hasebe Haruka's sweet shout,

two white humanoid energy beings, each with a different appearance, emerged from a colorful portal to another dimension.

Their bodies were pure white. Though humanoid, they had no facial features, giving them a bizarre appearance.

"What are those?"

Ye Yunchuan was momentarily stunned. He had to admit that Hasebe Haruka had surprised him.

"Energy beings from another dimension. They're the weakest creatures there. Right now, I can only summon them—and I can only summon two."

Hasebe Haruka made no effort to hide anything and revealed all the details of her ability at once.

"Interesting. Let's see how they do against my Xiao Hei."

As soon as Ye Yunchuan spoke, a mass of black particles surged out of his body. Two identical Xiao Heis appeared, one on either side of him.

"Attack."

Ye Yunchuan's Xiao Heis charged first.

"You two, attack as well!"

Haruka gave her own command.

Then the two sides' fists collided.

"Boom~~~"

But the moment they clashed, Ye Yunchuan's Xiao Heis smashed the two white energy beings apart.

"Huh?" Haruka was completely dumbfounded. She hadn't expected her summons to lose so quickly.

"That's it?"

Ye Yunchuan furrowed his brow. These things seemed to look more impressive than they were.

But soon, an unbelievable sight unfolded.

The white energy beings that Xiao Hei had smashed apart reassembled. They took humanoid form again and charged at Ye Yunchuan.

"Hm?"

Ye Yunchuan was momentarily stunned, then ordered Xiao Hei to smash them apart again.

To Ye Yunchuan's surprise, the two energy beings came back to life once more before long.

"Wait. Tell them to stop."

Ye Yunchuan called out to Hasebe Haruka.

She came to her senses and ordered the two energy beings to stop.

"Immortal, are they? Interesting. Then have them attack the objects around them so we can test their strength."

"Understood."

Under Haruka's control, the two energy beings began wrecking the area around them.

They could break wood and concrete, but steel rebar gave them trouble.

Their destructive power and physical strength were far below Xiao Hei's, but their strength lay in their immortality. They also didn't consume much energy from their host.

"Good. Very good. Make sure you keep developing this ability, Haruka."

"Mm, I'll do my best, Chuan."

"Oh, and if I'm not around, I'm counting on you to keep them safe!"

Though he already had the Family Guardian, having Haruka around gave the family members' safety another layer of protection.

"You're unexpectedly so gentle, Chuan."

Haruka couldn't help teasing Ye Yunchuan.

"..."

Ye Yunchuan sighed and rubbed his forehead.

Anyone who wanted could have that all-purpose "gentle" reputation—just don't pin it on him.

(The latest chapter was blocked for a long time, and it really messed with my mood, so the update was a little late. First, I'd like to apologize to all my dear readers.)

Chapter 26: Shiina's Superpower

"Good morning, Chuan."

"Good morning, Hiyori."

"Good morning, Ah-Chuan."

"Good morning, Kei."

Another morning had come, and, as usual, it was time to distribute food.

After handing out the food, everyone settled down to eat in the room.

"It's been almost three days. I bet someone's going to get desperate and come out looking for food."

Ye Yunchuan had already cleared out the convenience stores, cafeterias, and shopping malls, but the island was so large that there were still places he'd overlooked.

"Yeah. Someone might already have managed to unite their whole class."

Nazuna chimed in.

She said this because her childhood friend, Miyabi Nagumo, had done exactly that before.

"That's possible."

Ye Yunchuan nodded. The first people who came to mind were Sakayanagi Arisu and Ryuen.

As for Miyabi Nagumo,

Ye Yunchuan thought it was unlikely that he'd unite his whole class.

After all, he'd squeezed his entire year group dry before. It would be difficult to get those people to listen to him again after they'd suddenly been thrown into a new environment.

If anything, a large group might be looking for a chance to get back at him.

Compared to Ryuen,

Sakayanagi Arisu would undoubtedly have a much harder time uniting her class.

In normal circumstances, Sakayanagi Arisu would clearly have the advantage.

But now, it was the end of the world.

Her physical limitations severely hampered her chances of becoming a leader.

After all, there was no room for the weak in a world where the strong preyed on the weak.

Ryuen was stronger and more ruthless, making him more likely to stand out.

But Ryuen's weakness was obvious too: he wasn't very smart.

His schemes were full of glaring holes.

If he had Shiina to back him up, she could make up for that shortcoming.

Unfortunately, Shiina was on his side now.

"What do you think we should do, Hiyori?"

Ye Yunchuan turned to Shiina.

After all, Shiina Hiyori had the best mind out of everyone here.

"That depends on what you want, Chuan. If you just want to spend your days living carefree with everyone, then you only need to gather more supplies, clear out the zombies in the entire dormitory building, and establish a safe base."

As she spoke, a tempting blush gradually spread across Shiina Hiyori's pretty face.

Ye Yunchuan had more and more women around him, and she was too embarrassed to say something like that in front of everyone.

But she couldn't help it. Ye Yunchuan had appointed her Empress.

Coming up with plans was her duty.

"After that, you could go out and gather crop seeds, then clear some land on the island and start farming."

"If you want to dominate the area, you should unite the students across the school as soon as possible, then use Academy Island as your base and expand outward."

"Harem Island, or the whole Island Nation?"

Honestly, Ye Yunchuan was quite conflicted.

"What do you think, Hiyori?"

"My opinion?" Shiina Hiyori lowered her head and thought for a moment before answering:

"It'd be quite difficult to take over an island with only women. Besides, clearing fields and managing crops would require a lot of labor."

"I understand."

Ye Yunchuan stroked his chin, lost in thought.

Building a Harem Island populated only by women certainly fit the fantasies of a shut-in.

But fantasies were just fantasies, and putting them into practice wasn't easy.

People were practical. No woman would want to follow a man through a hard life.

The same went for the girls around him.

And the only way to give himself a good life was to exploit other people.

Even if he managed to take over the whole island and build a kingdom of women just for himself, he'd still have to face threats from forces beyond the island.