Power pushed Renji Kuroda hard and repeatedly. Renji stumbled back a few steps, his face full of confusion.
"No, why are you pushing me? I'm not stopping you from answering the questions! Stop pushing, stop pushing—I was just kidding. Everything I said just now was a joke."
Renji had no choice but to quickly explain himself, trying to calm Power down.
Upon hearing this, the blush on Power's face deepened, but her shoving gradually stopped. She glared at Renji, then let out a triumphant snort.
"Then... then don't talk anymore, don't say any other unnecessary words! Th-this way... I-I won't push you," Power said somewhat stammeringly, her tone no longer as irritable as before.
Renji nodded in agreement. Power then snuck a glance at him, and Renji also looked at her. Their eyes met in the air.
But like a child who'd just been caught doing something wrong, Power immediately averted her gaze, flustered.
Ding~ Detected Power's shy emotion. System rewards 20 points.
Power held the pen, hesitating for a long time before finally putting it down. She took a deep breath and slowly began to write on the paper.
With each stroke, her body leaned unconsciously forward a bit, as if to better shield her answers from Renji's view. To further ensure he wouldn't see, she even used her hand to cover a corner of the sheet, carefully concealing it.
Still not satisfied, Power eventually stood up, bent over, and used both arms to completely block the exam paper, leaving Renji no chance to peek.
At the same time, her unique blood-cross eyes would occasionally dart toward Renji, full of suspicion and vigilance.
Power thought she was being subtle, but Renji noticed all her little movements. They were sitting close, and her antics were clumsy at best.
"All right, I'm done writing. Next is the second question—have you seen... seen a man's little... little man? What's the answer, Renji? Tell me quickly."
"Hey, hey, hey—why are you covering the test paper? I haven't even seen what you wrote yet."
As Renji spoke, he reached out to move Power's arm. But the moment his fingers touched her, she reacted like lightning, shielding her paper and yelling again.
"Re-Renji Kuroda! Mere human! I don't want you to see my test answers! You'll copy them! Nagging! Annoying! So noisy!"
Power yelled, shooing Renji away like a wild animal guarding its food. A low growl rumbled from her throat, warning him not to approach.
Renji chuckled inwardly, knowing her overreaction came from guilt—because she was the one who had peeked at Renji and Denji.
Not one hundred percent...But ninety-nine percent!
He stopped pretending. Seeing her resistance, Renji simply reached forward and wrapped his arms around Power's slim waist from behind, pulling her back with all his strength.
"Bastard! Power! You think you can scare me?! You mere blood-drinking devil! Let me see what answer you wrote! This is very important to me!"
Renji's sudden roughness made Power's face flush deep red. She clutched the table with one hand, while quickly stuffing her test paper into her clothes—hiding it in her massive chest.
"So noisy! What I wrote has nothing to do with you! You mere human just need to tell me the answer to the second question! Let go of me! Bastard! Renji! You're such a bastard! Bastard human!"
She struggled, kicking wildly. Renji was nearly thrown off, so he firmly grabbed her thighs, lifted her, and pulled her lower body back with force.
Ding~ Detected Power's fearful emotion. System rewards 10 points.
"Let me see if your answer is correct!"
"I don't want to!"
"Be good! Let me see!"
"I don't want to! I don't want to! Renji, I don't want to!"
Her body was being pulled back as she screamed in resistance.
Then suddenly—
Rip!!!
Renji's hands slipped. The tension vanished all at once. He was stunned, caught completely off guard.
The next second, he fell backward with a loud thud, arms and legs splayed out on the ground.
"Ow ow ow ow... Wh-what happened... What's going on…"
Rubbing his aching head, Renji sat up slowly, still dazed. As he blinked and looked forward, his eyes landed on Power…
…and on Power's underwear.
Her panties were quite ordinary—a simple pink. It seemed she didn't care much about this sort of thing.
Which made sense.
After all, it was Power—with her personality.
Power remained in that posture—her upper body sprawled across the table, one hand tightly gripping the edge, the other firmly shielding the exam paper hidden within her chest.
Meanwhile, her two long, fair legs were now completely exposed beneath the hem of her shirt, still clad in sneakers.
Huh? That's strange... Power... where are Power's pants?
Renji Kuroda glanced down at his hands.
"…Oh. Power's pants are in my hand."
He slowly stood up, his gaze falling on the torn garment dangling from his fingers. The pants had split cleanly into two halves—most likely due to the violent tugging earlier. That ordinary pair of casual pants had finally succumbed to the tension, unable to withstand such sheer force.
It was worth noting: Power rarely wore the Public Safety Devil Extermination Special Division uniform when going out. On regular days, she much preferred her favorite casual clothes. However, compared to the standard-issue uniform, those clothes were clearly inferior in both durability and protection.
After all, the Public Safety uniform was specifically engineered to deal with devils—its resilience was leagues above anything off the rack. And casual pants, lacking the restraint of a proper belt, were far more prone to slipping... or, in this case, tearing under stress.
"Hey... Power?" Renji called out cautiously.
Ding~ Detected Power's happy emotion. System rewards 10 points.
Suddenly, an unrestrained burst of laughter erupted from the girl.
"Hahahaha! Idiot Renji! You truly are the most foolish human alive! You actually fell flat on your ass, didn't you?! How does it feel now, huh? Have you finally witnessed my overwhelming brilliance? Serves you right for trying to peek at my answer! You totally deserved that! Hahahahaha!"
She had clearly heard the thud when Renji hit the ground, and now she was taking the opportunity to mercilessly mock him.
Listening to her sharp words and that gloating, unrestrained laughter, a nameless frustration surged up inside Renji.
"I swear, Power, you…"
He began to approach her again—but despite himself, his eyes briefly lingered on the exposed pink panties beneath her shirt…
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