Responsibility? A Binding Vow?

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After shutting the door behind her, Aemeath stepped outside and spotted Mo Bai sitting on a bench by the lake.

"Rover's asleep. Aren't you coming in to warm up?"

"Rabbit Escape is inside, so of course I know Rover's asleep. And I don't need to warm up. I'm plenty tough."

As he spoke, Mo Bai flexed an arm that barely had any muscle to show.

A Jujutsu Sorcerer could develop a strong body in one of two ways.

Through sheer physical talent and training, or by slowly nourishing it with Cursed Energy.

Mo Bai belonged to the latter group.

The advantage was that strengthening his body with Cursed Energy also trained his ability to output it.

Unless an enemy could somehow strip him of his Cursed Energy or prevent him from using it, Mo Bai saw nothing but benefits in strengthening his body this way.

"Tch. Just thinking about your rabbit watching Rover sleep right now makes me jealous."

Aemeath pulled an exaggerated face as she walked toward the bench where Mo Bai sat.

But after witnessing her earlier conversation with Rover, Mo Bai no longer thought her expression was just another act put on to suit the mood.

Maybe—no, there was definitely a little genuine feeling mixed in.

"Yikes. You're giving off serious obsessive-fan vibes."

Still, Mo Bai was happy to banter with Aemeath while Rover rested, so he made a show of keeping his distance from her.

Mo Hei had sensed Aemeath coming before she stepped outside and had gone back first.

As Mo Hei put it, he didn't want to make unnecessary conversation with anyone but Mo Bai.

That answer gave Mo Bai a bit of a headache.

At this rate, Mo Hei was going to turn into a shut-in.

"So why leave the warmth and