Just as the girls with strange thoughts were feeling disappointed, Adams descended from the sky with Ulti.
"Sir!"
"Brother!"
"Darling!"
The girls immediately burst into cheerful chatter and swarmed around him like a flock of birds paying homage to a phoenix, instantly surrounding Adams.
The oldest ones, Stella and Hina, along with the worldly Stussy, naturally pulled the still somewhat reserved Ulti aside first. They spoke to her gently, asking after her well-being and showing the thoughtfulness and care unique to mature women.
Sugar, Perona, Baby-5, and Uta, the younger ones, also greeted Ulti warmly.
For the first time, Ulti was surrounded and cared for so enthusiastically and kindly by so many "sisters." The unease she had felt over leaving her younger brother behind gradually melted away, and her expression softened considerably.
Seeing that they were getting along fairly well, Adams nodded in satisfaction. Fortunately, there had been no melodramatic drama.
He beckoned to Padong. Padong immediately and obediently jumped onto his shoulder. Adams asked him for a Shapeshifting Leaf whose functions had not been restricted.
Then his gaze shifted to the gentle green-haired girl standing quietly in the distance.
"Monet, come here."
Monet, with her long grass-green wavy hair, immediately stepped forward as instructed and replied respectfully,
"Lord Adams, what are your orders?"
Adams shook the leaf in his hand, his expression slightly serious.
"Next, I'll be conducting a test on you—testing your neural reaction speed and your limits in evasion. It may be difficult, and you may even get injured. Are you willing?"
Without the slightest hesitation, a trace of determination flashed through Monet's emerald eyes as she nodded firmly.
"No problem! Please test me as you wish. I definitely won't disappoint you!"
She longed to grow stronger, longed to prove her worth—especially her worth to the man