Six in the evening.
The living room of Luo Shu's home.
Holding a bottle of red antiseptic, Him dipped a cotton swab into it, then dabbed it onto Luo Shu's back.
Then she looked at the marks on his shoulders, back, and arms, clearly bitten into him by teeth-especially canines-and said in dismay as she applied the medicine:
"That's just awful, Kisara~ How could you do something so terrible?"
Out on the balcony, Kisara, who was limping as she stuffed the quilt into the washing machine, suddenly shivered, hunched her shoulders, and let out a silly "Ehehe, ehehe."
At that silly giggle, Him finally failed to hold it in and burst out laughing.
"You two-pfft, hahahaha~~"
"I can't. I can't hold it in anymore."
"Aren't you a little too innocent? You actually ended up covered in injuries. You have absolutely no experience at all~"
Luo Shu, who had remained silent all this time, wordlessly raised a hand and pressed it against Him's head.
Then he said ominously:
"Bestow!"
"Huh?"
Just as Him was wondering why Luo Shu had done that, an indescribable pain flooded through her.
"That hurts! What is this?!"
Him collapsed at once, curling up on the sofa as though she were cramping.
At that moment, Luo Shu said ominously:
"Here's a free piece of information for you, Him."
"My ability can absorb the damage others suffer, and it can also bestow that damage on someone else."
"And just now, I bestowed the 'pain' Kisara just experienced on you."
At this point, Luo Shu continued with no mercy in his eyes:
"So here's the question: what pain did I bestow on you?"
Still spasming, Him immediately understood what Luo Shu meant.
An indescribably odd expression appeared on her face, which had already begun to pale.
"No way. This