Tio gave Hajime a look of longing, begging to be punished. Hajime and the others were lounging in the living room of Vandre Schnee’s palace, recuperating after their long ordeal. Tio was sitting on the floor beneath Hajime and giving him puppy dog eyes, her finger in her mouth. She had the look down perfect, and that pissed Hajime off. It seemed Tio was still hoping Hajime would punish her for revealing that she’d secretly wanted to use him to kill Ehit. But, of course, Hajime had known that from the start, so he had no intention of giving her what she wanted. “Hajime... Hajime...” A refreshing voice interrupted Hajime’s annoyed thoughts. He turned to Yue, who was sitting next to her, and asked, “Yeah?” “Will you... punish me?” “......” Alright, I’ve gotta calm down. Just stay cool, take Yue to that bedroom over there, and... “Hajime-kun, you better not do it.” The moment Hajime saw Kaori’s stand appear behind her, he regained his composure and nodded. The masked demon looked even more vivid than before. Is she using evolution magic to make it real or something? Shifting his attention away from Kaori, Hajime turned back to Yue and cocked his head. “Ahem. Where’d that come from, Yue?” It seemed almost as if he’d changed the topic because he’d been scared of looking into Kaori’s accusing eyes any longer. “Mmm... Because I was thinking of entrusting you to Shea.” It appeared Yue was asking to be punished because she’d let her fear for the future get the better of her. And since Tio was asking for punishment, Yue didn’t want to be left out. She gave Hajime a pleading look, similar to the one Tio had given him moments before. Then, she turned around and stuck her cute butt up in the air, as if asking Hajime to spank it, and licked her lips. “Disintegrate!” “Mmm!?” A flash of silver light shot toward Yue. A second later, the sofa disintegrated. Yue only barely managed to roll away in time to avoid the blast. Cold sweat poured down her forehead and she rounded on the culprit. “Kaoriii!” Kaori turned to Yue with a smile that didn’t extend to her eyes. “Yes?” she asked innocently, causing Yue to seethe with anger. Both of their expressions were bloodcurdling enough to make children cry. “Calm down, Yue. As for your punishment... Didn’t Shea already punish you enough?” “Mrrr...” Reluctantly, Yue flopped down on another, undamaged sofa. Smiling wryly, Hajime turned to Shea. “But I’ve gotta say... I’m impressed you managed to fight Yue to a standstill, Shea.”
Yue’s wounds regenerated instantly, she could cast advanced-level magic without incantations, and above all, she could use all kinds of ancient magic. Honestly, Hajime had been amazed to hear Shea had grown strong enough to go toe-to-toe with Yue. Half-embarrassed, half-proud, Shea blushed, her bunny ears flopped back and forth. “Hehehe, I thought I was gonna die back there.” “Would you mind giving us more details of your fight?” The moment Tio asked that, everyone’s ears perked up. Yue folded her arms and recounted in a slightly trembling voice. “Even when I tried to freeze her in ice, she just punched her way through my magic...” “Wait, seriously? You were able to stop Miledi’s golem with that magic!” Hajime was even more surprised now. But he, and everyone else listening, soon realized that was just the tip of the iceberg. “When I tried to stop her with gravity magic, she just ignored the pressure with fighting spirit...” “W-Well, she does specialize in body strengthening magic... But still, that’s amazing. Your gravity magic can even push me back, Yue...” Kaori replied in awe. “She smacked my Draconic Thunder into oblivion...” “W-Well, if she covered her warhammer in mana, that would theoretically be possible...” Tio mumbled. “And she stopped my spatial magic attacks with just her body...” At this point, Hajime and the others were beginning to wonder if she was still a beastman. However, Yue wasn’t done talking about Shea’s exploits yet. Supposedly, every single one of Shea’s attacks had broken the sound barrier. Supposedly, all of her wounds had healed in seconds, even serious ones. Supposedly, even though she had little affinity for it, Shea had been able to use evolution magic on her body strengthening magic, making her so fast even Yue couldn’t follow her movements. Supposedly, she’d managed to make use of her innate rabbitman ability to manipulate her presence while doing all of that, making her even harder to track. And even when Yue did manage to hit Shea with a spell, she apparently just withstood it without taking damage. Supposedly, her battle cries alone had been loud enough to give Yue concussions. The list went on and on. Yue’s eyes glazed over as she recalled all of the feats Shea had accomplished, and everyone turned to Shea in shock. “Aww, you’re making me blush with all that praise, Yue.” Shea really was blushing. In fact, she looked absolutely adorable, hiding her face behind her ears. But behind that cute exterior... “Shea, can you stand over there for a second?” Hajime asked casually. “Hm? Is this fine?” Shea stood against the wall as requested. The moment she did, Hajime drew Donner at the speed of light and fired at her. Though he’d only fired a rubber bullet that wasn’t accelerated by his Lightning Field railgun, Yue and the others were still shocked to see that he’d shot at Shea. “Whoa.” Almost reflexively, Shea grabbed the bullet aimed at her shoulder. Yue and the others shivered. She’d actually just grabbed a bullet out of the air. “Jeez, what was that for, Hajime-san!?” Even when she was pouting, she looked cute. Thinking maybe the last bullet had been a fluke, Hajime fired one more just in case. There was a metallic clang as Shea blocked it with her fist, and everyone stared at her in shock.
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