Why is Mr. Ryuji so good to me?
Tifa still couldn't understand it.
However, while she was lost in thought, she heard strange sounds coming from the bathroom.
"Ryuji-sama... ah..."
The voice sounded strange. It was almost like a cry of pain, yet at the same time it sounded like someone trying to suppress a strong emotion.
And it wasn't a voice Tifa had heard before. Remembering what had happened earlier, Tifa immediately realized who was in the bathroom.
"Are you Miss Shiranui Kasumi? Do you need any help?"
Tifa's voice nearly made Kasumi inside the bathroom wet herself. Literally.
Because at that moment, Kasumi was sitting on the toilet, somewhat obsessively playing with her pussy, experiencing this wondrous place that could bring her pleasure.
Ever since discovering this aspect of her body the previous night, she had become somewhat obsessed with it. And because Ryuji was having sex with Mai the entire night, she didn't know what it feels like to actually have sex with a man.
Still, she had basic common sense, so she didn't do anything excessive.
However, whether it was the original Kasumi or the cloned Kasumi, neither had ever experienced anything like this before. Although she knew she was supposed to abstain from such desires, she didn't actually understand why.
Moreover, Shiranui Kasumi wasn't a veteran female ninja who had undergone countless years of training and therefore, she inadvertently became addicted to it.
So, when Tifa called her name, Kasumi almost jumped up. The sudden shock nearly caused her lower body to completely lose control.
Her voice trembled slightly as she tried to respond. But her mind was completely blank, and she couldn't think of a single excuse.
Then, after glancing down at herself, she blurted out the first thing that came to mind.
"Yes, I'm Shiranui Kasumi... I was just cleaning... cleaning a wound. Is there something you need?"
Tifa didn't notice anything suspicious and instead let out a sigh of relief.
Good. At least I didn't mistake the person.
With that thought, she spoke again.
"Miss Shiranui Kasumi, do you need any help?"
There was no way Shiranui Kasumi could allow Tifa to discover what she had been doing. She hurriedly stood up from the toilet, quickly straightened her clothes, washed her hands at the sink, and immediately answered:
"No need. I'm already finished."
After speaking, she looked at her flustered reflection in the mirror and instinctively thought about the prohibitions imposed on ninjas, but...
Those are rules that Kasumi was supposed to follow. The current me is Shiranui Kasumi. I'm someone who only found the will to keep living because of Ryuji... The Mugen Tenshin clan...
Kasumi pursed her lips. To be honest, it was impossible for her to completely abandon her feelings toward the Mugen Tenshin clan. But she also knew that the correct path for her now was to follow Ryuji. Taking a deep breath, she made up her mind.
So I'll follow Ryuji-sama's instructions and walk the path he points out for me!
Whether it was the delicious food from before or the experiences she'd had since meeting him, all of it had happened because of Ryuji. And because of those things, she had experienced a kind of happiness she had never known before.
Even the original Kasumi had never experienced such happiness.
And now, that was everything she had, everything that belonged to her.
After strengthening her resolve, Kasumi quickly walked out of the bathroom and saw Tifa.
Although Tifa had not fully matured yet, she was already very beautiful, causing Kasumi to stare in surprise for a moment.
"You too..."
She instinctively assumed that Tifa was another clone like herself, or perhaps someone who would one day bear Ryuji's child.
Tifa, of course, had no idea what Kasumi was thinking. But out of a desire to get along with her new companion, she nodded.
"Yes, I live here too."
"I see..."
Kasumi nodded. In her mind, this confirmed that Tifa was just like her, another girl waiting for the day she would carry Ryuji's child.
Faced with this new companion, Kasumi seriously raised a fist in encouragement.
"Then let's both do our best together!"
"Ah, o-okay..."
Tifa had no idea what she was agreeing to, but she still copied the gesture.
Watching the happy and determined smile on Kasumi's face as she headed toward the kitchen, Tifa found herself unable to describe her properly.
So, clutching her clothes, she walked into the bathroom and gave the only assessment she could think of.
"Hmm... She's a very pretty older sister."
Meanwhile, Ryuji had already finished cleaning himself and had begun training in the courtyard. He was slightly dissatisfied that Tifa hadn't come out to train.
It wasn't because he couldn't admire her graceful figure, but because he firmly believed that training was something that required consistency. Even something as simple as light exercise had to be maintained every day.
After loosening up his body a little, Ryuji sat cross-legged and began adapting himself to the Satsui no Hado within him, continuously digging deeper into his own potential.
Unfortunately, without external stimulation, the speed at which he could unlock that potential, while still impressive, was nowhere near as fast as during actual combat.
As he extended his mental/spiritual energy slightly beyond his body, Ryuji sensed something different.
As his perception continued to grow stronger, it seemed that another power had begun to develop within him.
So, he tried using it. The next moment, his body slowly rose into the air.
But instead of feeling delighted, Ryuji frowned as he looked at his floating body.
"Telekinesis?"
Ryuji rubbed his chin thoughtfully and then tried controlling the objects around him. A nearby stone immediately lifted into the air and landed in his hand.
Turning the stone over in his fingers, Ryuji began to ponder.
"So, I developed telekinesis in this world because my perception suddenly became much stronger? But judging from the degree of amplification, in other worlds the most I'd be able to do is probably move a needle."
Though, objectively speaking, being able to move a needle was already a remarkable achievement.
Because in the microscopic world, that sort of ability would be incredibly powerful. In theory, it could even be used to trigger nuclear fusion.
Of course, that was complete nonsense. At best, it was only theoretically possible.
After obtaining telekinesis himself, Ryuji immediately understood just how ridiculous that idea was.
First, you would need the ability to observe microscopic phenomena in order to perform the necessary operations.
Second, your fine control over telekinesis would have to reach the level of manipulating individual atoms. Otherwise, it was all nonsense.
No matter how you looked at it, those weren't things that telekinesis at the level of moving a single needle could accomplish.
Unless it was the kind of telekinesis that operated on the level of world rules themselves, where all you had to do was think about something, and the laws of the world would carry it out for you. In that case, it might only be useful for certain kinds of delicate tasks.
So, Ryuji felt that this superpower of his was somewhat meaningless. And at the moment, there wasn't much reason to train it.
After all, he already had more than enough things to cultivate. If this ability would become largely irrelevant after leaving this world, then spending time training it would be more effort than it was worth.
"Still, this should count as a superpower, right? Could it be related to Misaka Mikoto?"
Ryuji used his telekinesis to lower himself back onto the ground. But he couldn't help thinking about his relationship with Mikoto.
He felt that if Misaka ever saw him again, she'd probably try to find a way to kill him.
At the very least, she'd beat him until every inch of his body was covered in bruises.
"Though if we're talking about Level 5s, I should be able to beat all of them except the Number One and Mental Out... Actually, if I really wanted to kill the Level 5s in Academy City, the only one who'd probably survive would be Accelerator, thanks to his redirection ability he keeps active 24/7."
After reaching that conclusion, Ryuji promptly pushed thoughts of his newly awakened superpower aside.
After all, Tifa had arrived.
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