Dark gold runes circled around Mihou Sakai.
The girl's slender body slowly floated up, her waist arching like a full moon, her abdomen perfectly captivating.
Unlike typical combat-type Espers, who often lacked a well-defined figure from burning so much fat during training.
Mihou Sakai, who possessed 'Perfect Execution,' had a figure that was perfect to the point of being alluring.
Kujou Katora stood there, completely stiff.
She watched the rings of dark gold runes circling around Mihou Sakai.
"Hmm..."
She couldn't understand them.
But there was one thing Kujou Katora understood very well.
This was a 'Blessing'.
And a particularly powerful and special Blessing at that.
Although she didn't understand its specific effects.
But... sensing the new power slowly emerging from within Mihou Sakai, Kujou Katora knew that the bet between her and Su Yuzu...
...would most likely end with her loss.
The girl's fists clenched tightly.
That bitch, Lady Fate, whom she had just been scoffing at... had just slapped her twice across the face.
However much contempt had been on Kujou Katora's face when she was mocking and scorning Su Yuzu just moments ago, that's how much embarrassment was on the girl's face now as she stood there.
Especially when... next to her, that stupid rabbit was looking so smug, as if she were the one having a breakthrough, not Mihou Sakai.
"What's there to be so happy about?!"
"Your senpai's gaze was completely fixed on that Mihou Sakai just now, you know!"
Clenching her fists, Kujou Katora looked at Su Yuzu.
There wasn't even any surprise on Su Yuzu's face, as if everything was going just as she had expected, a matter of course.
Fate should be just as she said—
It favors strong girls.
The girl's calm, nonchalant demeanor made Kujou Katora's clenched fists dig her nails into her own flesh.
She felt like a clown.
Although... ever since her sister... no, ever since that bastard fell into the abyss, she had already been a clown.
'The Abyss Queen's little sister.'
Hah—
What a great 'honor'.
She looked at Su Yuzu.
For a moment, Kujou Katora even thought that Su Yuzu's ability wasn't some basic mental-type ability like 'Psychokinesis' at all.
But rather a rule-type ability like 'Word of Command,' similar to that of the Saintess from the Holy Royal Court.
Or... perhaps she was simply that bitch Lady Fate's agent in this world.
Su Yuzu paid Kujou Katora no mind at all.
She just watched the girl who was slowly arching her waist and floating up, her perfect silhouette looking like a magical girl transformation.
This time... this time, she'd made a killing.
The whirling rings of dark gold runes gradually converged.
On the girl's abdomen, where the dark purple eye totem had been, a new pattern was outlined—one resembling a cross-section of a citrus fruit, supported by a few leaves.
Like the cross-section of a citrus fruit.
And also like... the sun.
Click—
The girl's toes touched down lightly on the ground.
As Mihou Sakai landed, the incessant voice of the mechanical woman echoed in Su Yuzu's ears.
[Ding—]
[Congratulations, you have unlocked a new achievement: A Hand Reached from the Abyss.]
[Ding—]
[Congratulations, you have unlocked a new achievement: Possess the First Abyss-Attribute Operator.]
[Ding—]
[Development of Mihou Sakai successful.]
[Mihou Sakai has achieved a breakthrough.]
[Mihou Sakai has been promoted to the 'First Sequence'.]
[Development: Mihou Sakai Favorability +1.]
[Favorability Increase Reward Obtained: Girl's Cute Apron.]
[Redemption: Mihou Sakai Favorability +10.]
[Favorability Increase Reward Obtained: Strange Manga.]
[Compensation for development materials received.]
['First Sequence Promotion Emblem' x2.]
[...]
Looking at the items and the x2 promotion emblems that had suddenly appeared in her inventory...
Su Yuzu almost wanted to grab little Mihou and give her a big smooch right then and there.
Talk about a lucky star.
Talk about making a killing.
Not only did she win the bet against Kujou Katora and gain such a well-behaved girl, she even got the promotion emblems back for free.
However... Su Yuzu looked at the 'Girl's Recipe Notebook' and 'Girl's Cute Apron' in her inventory.
She understood both of these favorability gift rewards.
They indicated that Mihou Sakai was actually a girl who was good at all sorts of housework and skilled at taking care of people.
But... that 'Strange Manga'...
...left Su Yuzu a bit confused.
Would it really be okay to give such a strange thing to such a well-behaved girl?
Would she really like it?
Whatever—
That wasn't what was important.
She looked at Mihou Sakai before her.
The girl standing charmingly before Su Yuzu stared at her with light green eyes, unwilling to look away.
She could feel the new power bursting forth from within her.
The shackles that had once bound her were broken.
A 'Blessing' from Lady Fate?
"No..."
"That's not it..."
That was clearly the good fortune Yuzu-senpai had brought her.
"S-Senpai..." Her voice was excited and joyful, yet choked with emotion as if she were about to cry.
Su Yuzu looked at the lovely and charming girl standing before her.
"Sakai-san..."
"Yes?" Mihou Sakai responded softly.
She watched as Su Yuzu's gaze slowly moved downward, and then... in her senpai's beautiful, crimson eyes, she saw the reflection of her own body.
"Eh?" She froze for a moment.
The next second, the girl's shy shriek echoed throughout the entire floor.
Mihou Sakai squatted in front of Su Yuzu, hugging her knees, the corners of her eyes glistening with cute tears.
Sighing softly, Su Yuzu turned and gestured.
Unohana Chiyo led Kujou Katora and Saotome Yukina out of the hospital room.
Su Yuzu slowly squatted down in front of Mihou Sakai, took off her own sweatshirt, and draped it over the girl.
The girl, whose ear tips were flushed crimson... looked up pitifully.
Her small hands tightly gripped the collar of Su Yuzu's sweatshirt.
The sweatshirt seemed to still carry her senpai's body heat, and... that citrus-like fragrance she found so delightful.
Thump, thump—
Her heart was racing.
"Get some rest." Su Yuzu gently patted Mihou Sakai's head.
The girl nodded vigorously.
Su Yuzu got up and left the room.
Outside the room, Kujou Katora watched Su Yuzu with a complicated expression.
"I lost—"
Kujou Katora looked at Su Yuzu, her expression extremely sour.
In the few short seconds that Su Yuzu had spent comforting Mihou Sakai, Kujou Katora's heart had already struggled through countless cycles of turmoil.
Before Su Yuzu could say anything.
The girl, her arms trembling uncontrollably... dropped to her knees before Su Yuzu.
She placed her left hand on the ground and, just as she had imagined Su Yuzu doing... slowly raised her right hand.
"..."
Kujou Katora bit her lip, her expression shifting constantly.
"Woof..." The sound was as quiet as a mosquito's buzz.
She had wanted to see that proud and noble girl slowly bow her head in humiliation before her.
But in the end... the one bowing her head was her.
Kujou Katora bit her lip hard and shut her eyes.
Su Yuzu watched Kujou Katora with a complicated expression.
Truthfully... she didn't like bullying girls like this.
But—
Kujou Katora was simply too dangerous.
Still, this was for the best.
Better to make a clean break.
After this... Kujou Katora and she should be complete strangers. She'd probably lower her head and avoid her whenever they met.
Su Yuzu looked at Kujou Katora in the 'Character Index'.
She wondered if favorability could go into the negatives.
Before Su Yuzu, Kujou Katora kept her eyes shut, her shoulders trembling uncontrollably.
Due to the extreme shame... a flush of red slowly crept up the girl's fair, slender neck.
She struggled, then threw all caution to the wind.
Kujou Katora snapped her head up. "Woof!"
[Ding—]
[Submission: Kujou Katora Favorability +30.]
[Favorability Increase Reward Obtained: Silver Bit for Beast Taming.]
[Ding—]
[Congratulations, you have unlocked a new achievement: Tiger Hunter.]
"?"
"¿¿¿¿¿" A cluster of question marks popped up over the girl's head.
Su Yuzu stared blankly at Kujou Katora, also holding it in for a long moment...
"WTF!!!"
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