"Aoi, what brings you here?"
"Has a new patient arrived?"
"Who's this big brother? He looks so handsome!"
Su Chen looked down.
He found three little girls with beady eyes.
Unless he was mistaken, these were the Butterfly Mansion's three lively little girls: Kiyo, Sumi, and Naho.
Aoi Kanzaki looked at them, then at Su Chen, and said, "This is Mr. Su Chen. Since he only arrived for training today, I'll explain everything again."
Aoi Kanzaki pointed toward the wall and said, "First, we'll go over there. These children will help loosen up your limbs, which have stiffened from a long lack of exercise."
Su Chen followed Aoi Kanzaki's gesture and saw several beds set against the wall.
At some point, the little girls beside him had already run over.
When they heard Aoi Kanzaki mention them, they struck a pose, looking incredibly cute.
"Then let's have you loosen up first, Mr. Su Chen!"
Aoi Kanzaki stepped aside.
Su Chen wasted no time and lay facedown on a bed.
The next moment.
Kiyo, Sumi, and Naho gave him a full-body massage.
[Your limbs are moving in a regular rhythm. You gain an insight, and your physical coordination increases greatly!] [Your body temperature is rising, and your joints are cracking. A shiver runs through your whole body, and your flexibility improves!]
At first, the massage was extremely painful for Su Chen.
Sitting for long periods in his previous life had left his body very stiff, and even the slightest touch in certain places hurt terribly.
But with the boost from his Heaven-Defying Comprehension, Su Chen's body soon adapted to the girls' rhythm.
The pain turned into a satisfying ache, and it felt so good that Su Chen nearly cried out!
Beside them, Aoi Kanzaki nodded in approval. It seemed Su Chen's physical coordination was quite good.
This little bit of difficulty was no challenge for him at all.
After fifteen minutes of massage, their time was up. Aoi Kanzaki kept track of the time and called a halt.
At her command, the three little girls immediately let go of Su Chen.
Every one of them was utterly exhausted.
Their backs and waists ached.
Su Chen, on the other hand, was perfectly fine and even felt he hadn't quite had enough.
"You're amazing, Su Chen!" Kiyo rubbed her aching little back, unable to hold back her admiration.
"That's right! That boy with the boar's head gave up before he even lasted a minute!"
"We can't go on! We surrender."
The three beady-eyed girls collapsed on the floor, panting heavily and looking thoroughly bedraggled.
Su Chen had far too much stamina. Those brief fifteen minutes had left an indelible impression on their bodies.
And just like that, Su Chen passed the first stage.
Aoi Kanzaki nodded and led Su Chen to the second stage.
"Next up, reflex training!"
Aoi Kanzaki turned around and began explaining the rules to Su Chen:
"The teacups on the table contain medicinal broth. The participants have to splash it at each other."
"But if your opponent pins down your cup before you pick it up, you can't move it."
"The match uses a point system, with twenty rounds in total, until you pass!"
Aoi Kanzaki sat opposite Su Chen and said readily, "I'll be your opponent. I won't go easy on you."
"No going easy on you!"
The three little girls repeated Aoi Kanzaki's words.
Su Chen took his seat opposite Aoi Kanzaki.
Then the two began their match.
Su Chen quickly adapted to Aoi Kanzaki's rhythm. Although she was a member of the Demon Slayer Corps, her reactions didn't seem particularly fast, and Su Chen soon won.
"Not bad," Aoi Kanzaki said seriously.
At first, she had managed to score a narrow win against Su Chen, but afterward, he grew faster and faster.
He soon surpassed her.
In that instant, Aoi Kanzaki recognized Su Chen's talent.
Su Chen nodded modestly. "Can we start the next stage?"
"There's no need." Aoi Kanzaki stood up, seemingly having no intention of taking Su Chen to the third stage.
Afraid Su Chen would misunderstand, Aoi Kanzaki specifically explained, "Don't get me wrong. I mean that with my level of ability, sparring with you won't help you anymore."
"Come back tomorrow, to this same place. I'll find you a new opponent."
Su Chen nodded without refusing.
Then the three little girls led him away and found Su Chen a place to sleep.
Su Chen simply went to sleep like that.
The next day, Su Chen returned to the same place.
Kiyo, Sumi, and Xiao Caihui were still waiting for Su Chen at the usual massage spot.
Aoi Kanzaki stood beside the table to act as referee.
And the only difference from yesterday was this.
The person sitting at the table was no longer Aoi Kanzaki, but another girl.
The girl wore a pure white haori, with an exquisite butterfly hair clip on the right side of her head.
Her eyes were large, and her fair skin had an enticing sheen that made one want to take a bite.
At that moment, she was kneeling quietly at the table, her little hands together on her knees, as cute as a porcelain doll.
When Kiyo, Sumi, and Xiao Caihui saw Su Chen, they all ran over and took his hands.
"Su Chen, this is Kanao Tsuyuri!"
"Kanao Tsuyuri is Lady Shinobu's Tsuguko, so don't underestimate her!"
"If you win, Su Chen, I can give you a longer massage later!"
The three little girls chattered nonstop. It was clear that they really liked Su Chen.
Su Chen affectionately stroked their heads as he sat down opposite Kanao Tsuyuri.
Kanao Tsuyuri.
The little girl the Kocho Sisters had bought when she was a child.
Her lively eyes shone, and the faintest trace of a smile always lingered at the corners of her lips.
Overall, she looked completely at ease.
It seemed she was the reinforcement Aoi Kanzaki had brought in.
Su Chen held out his hand. "Hello, my name is Su Chen."
Kanao Tsuyuri blinked and looked at Su Chen without speaking, simply continuing to watch her quietly.
Aoi Kanzaki hurriedly explained from the side, "Sorry, Miss Kanao Tsuyuri is like this. She rarely speaks, so..."
Su Chen nodded and smiled. "It's all right."
He knew Kanao Tsuyuri had suffered inhuman treatment as a child and didn't dare express her emotions freely.
Even when Shinobu Kocho and her sister had first rescued her, she hadn't dared take food from the table, even with her stomach growling from hunger.
She was a little girl starved of love.
But anyone who thought she was a weak girl would be sorely mistaken!
At least at this stage, Kanao Tsuyuri's strength was terrifying to Su Chen!
Su Chen glanced at Aoi Kanzaki and said, "Let's begin!"
Splash!
Before Aoi Kanzaki could call the start, Kanao Tsuyuri picked up the medicinal broth and splashed it straight at Su Chen.
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