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...Parasite?
It's clearly a treasure!
After understanding the use of the second entry, Kitahara Makoto's eyes quickly brightened.
Where is the excess energy in the human body stored?
That's right, fat!
In layman's terms, it's flab!
Kitahara Makoto couldn't think of a sophisticated use for mass-energy conversion for now, but he could definitely use the parasite to devour fat from other people's bodies, thereby achieving the effect of weight loss and slimming.
Japan's obesity rate is indeed very low, but to say that there are no fat people in Japan is impossible. In a country with over 100 million people, fat people definitely exist.
In fact, most middle-aged people, if they don't pay attention to exercise and diet, are likely to be troubled by obesity.
The instinct of life is to 'save energy and reduce emissions.' Animals in nature, once they are full, basically lie down and rest, and humans are no different.
Losing weight sounds simple, but when you actually take action, you realize how much hardship and sweat you have to put in. It completely goes against biological instinct, so most people can't stick to it, or they work hard for three days and then slack off for two.
Now there's a way to lose weight without injury, just by lying down. Who could possibly refuse that?
"Once we return to the Reality World and confirm that weight loss is feasible, we can put up our signboard."
"Exorcism is a one-time deal, after all. There aren't that many evil spirits in the Reality World, so we might not get a single job for ten days or half a month. But as a weight loss master, there's no need to worry."
"We'll still go the high-end route."
"Specifically serving high society."
"Especially those noblewomen, never underestimate a woman's fanatical pursuit of appearance and figure…"
It's profitable!
Extremely profitable!
If Kitahara Makoto previously only thought about bullying Bocchi-chan and brazenly declaring in front of Nijika that he wanted a harem, it was merely to make Nijika dislike him and avoid the outcome of being cut down by a cleaver.
But now… Kitahara Makoto's ambition and desire have slowly begun to grow.
How do you know you can't have a harem without even trying?
Human ambition and desire are always proportional to their ability.
Before, he had no ability, empty pockets, nothing to his name. To want a harem just by relying on his words or so-called gentleness was utterly delusional!
To have a harem, body, ability, capital, and emotion are all indispensable. If you are just an ordinary person, you can't achieve anything.
But now, Kitahara Makoto finds that he truly has an opportunity…
Cannot be impatient.
Must take it slowly.
The most important thing now is to accumulate capital. At critical moments, one must have the ability to take responsibility!
"Kitahara-kun…"
The girl's hesitant voice suddenly entered his ears, waking Kitahara Makoto.
"Hmm?"
Kitahara Makoto turned to look at Soyo, secretly putting away the parasite at the same time. This thing can freely switch between physical and illusory forms, so it's no problem to keep it inside his body.
"That…" Nagasaki Soyo's pretty face flushed, her eyes darting around as she said, "I, I want to go to the bathroom. I drank a bit too much water earlier…"
"Understood, but there's no bathroom in the Otherworld." Kitahara Makoto looked around. "Soyo-san, go to the forest."
"Eh?"
Nagasaki Soyo's eyes widened upon hearing that.
Go to the forest?
To make herself… in the wilderness, in the forest… that would be too embarrassing!
"Actually, the forest might not be safe. After all, it's the Otherworld, and anything can happen." Kitahara Makoto pondered, "The best way is for me to turn around, and Soyo-san can just be behind me…"
"No! Absolutely not!"
Nagasaki Soyo's pretty face quickly flushed crimson, and she hastily shook her head to refuse.
If she was behind him, he would definitely hear her! She absolutely couldn't accept that!
Embarrassing!
No matter how she thought about it, it was too embarrassing!
"I'd better go to the forest…"
Nagasaki Soyo lowered her head in embarrassment, looking at her toes.
Of two evils, choose the lesser; compared to being behind a boy, the forest suddenly became acceptable.
"The forest is fine too." Kitahara Makoto earnestly instructed, "But you must be careful, don't go too deep. Stay at the edge of the forest, and if you feel something is wrong, don't hesitate. Call my name immediately."
"I've noted that down."
As it concerned her safety, Nagasaki Soyo naturally wouldn't be careless and carefully kept his words in mind.
"That…" Nagasaki Soyo didn't move immediately but stammered softly, "The Otherworld isn't like a dream, is it?"
Kitahara Makoto didn't quite understand at first:
"What do you mean?"
"It's just…" Nagasaki Soyo's pretty face grew even redder, her eyes darting about as she said, "When you wake up, you find the blanket is wet…"
Kitahara Makoto silently extended his right hand and pinched the Tsundere Young Miss's cheek, feeling it was exceptionally soft and springy:
"Does it hurt?"
Nagasaki Soyo nodded: "It hurts."
"It's good that it hurts." Kitahara Makoto retorted, "You can rest assured, the Otherworld is a real place, not a dream. You absolutely don't have to worry about wetting the bed."
"I wasn't worried about that…"
Nagasaki Soyo's pretty face was flushed scarlet as she took small steps towards the forest.
Kitahara Makoto, meanwhile, remained in place, continuing to wait for Nijika and Ryo to return from fishing.
Entering the forest, Nagasaki Soyo looked at the strangely distorted trees, secretly raising her guard. Remembering Kitahara Makoto's earlier warning, she dared not go deeper. Her pretty face flushed, she lightly bit her lower lip, and stopped at the edge of the forest.
"Whew…"
Nagasaki Soyo silently endured the shame and finally resolved her unspeakable problem. However, before she could get up, she suddenly felt something land on her shoulder.
"Eh?"
Turning her head, she saw a gray vine resting on her shoulder, gently swaying like a poisonous snake.
Not only that, but more distorted vines were clearly dangling from mid-air all around her.
Nagasaki Soyo immediately tensed up and blurted out:
"Kitahara-kun!"
Hearing the shout, Kitahara Makoto quickly turned around and immediately saw the Tsundere Young Miss being bound in mid-air by vines. Without another word, he directly sprinted over.
In just a few seconds, Kitahara Makoto sprinted to the side of the Tsundere Young Miss, then leaped up into the air, swinging his katana through the air.
A cold gleam flashed.
The vines binding Nagasaki Soyo immediately snapped, and bright red sap flowed from the broken ends of the vines, twisting wildly like headless snakes.
Hiss hiss hiss hiss ~
Accompanied by the eerie sounds, the entire forest seemed to 'come alive,' with surrounding trees lowering their vines and attacking the two of them.
"Run!"
Kitahara Makoto had no desire to fight these monsters. With a grab of his left hand, he tucked the Tsundere Young Miss, who had fallen to the ground with a distressed expression, under his arm and, without another word, turned and ran.
Fortunately, it was the edge of the forest, and there weren't many trees around, so the two quickly managed to escape, though they were inevitably a bit disheveled and scratched. The Tsundere Young Miss even lost her skirt…
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