Boom-
The Glassy Giant-vein Dragonfly shot forward and slammed into a rock.
A crack split the rock, but the dragonfly was unharmed.
Ponzu's eyes lit up.
"Wonderful," she said.
Odin walked in through the cave entrance and looked at her.
"What is it?"
"It can hold a lot more Nen than my bees," Ponzu said excitedly.
She called the dragonfly back and had it land on her hand. Then she pointed at its wings.
"Look, the Nen has seeped into its wings. They're harder than steel now."
Odin smiled and nodded. "That's great, but now your safety as its controller matters even more. You'd better think of a way to protect yourself."
"Can it carry someone in flight yet?"
Ponzu nodded. "It should be able to."
As she spoke, Ponzu had the Glassy Giant-vein Dragonfly move behind her back, grip her body with its six legs, and beat its wings.
Bzzzz-
The dragonfly lifted Ponzu into the air, making her look like a fairy from a fantasy world.
"Hahaha!" Ponzu flew swiftly through the air, much faster than when her bees had carried her.
After maintaining that high speed for five minutes, Ponzu returned to the ground.
"I don't have enough Nen. Right now, I can only keep flying at high speed for five minutes," Ponzu said with some regret.
"Five minutes is enough," Odin said. "That's enough in a fight."
"That's what I thought too. Besides, if I'm just hovering or flying slowly, I can keep it up for over an hour now." Smiling, Ponzu put the dragonfly back in its cloth pouch and hung it at her waist to let it rest.
The two returned to the cave entrance and sat down.
Odin took a water flask from his backpack and had a sip.
Ponzu took out her