Mikan walked through the house and practically everything had been replaced...
Stove, refrigerator, microwave, electric oven... Everything!
She had an expression that said: Is this still the same house?
Aside from the standard furniture, like cabinets, the rest had practically all been replaced.
What she didn't know was that Rito also wanted to replace the cabinets, even the dishes, however, he planned to hire a company to do everything custom-made.
"Rito, you went overboard!" Mikan exclaimed.
"No?" He replied and asked cautiously: "It's still not enough. Now that I can, I want to improve our living conditions. Mikan... Could it be you're not happy with this?"
"Well... It's not exactly like that, I simply... I mean, you were too radical. Replacing everything all of a sudden like that..." She seemed unable to find the right words to express herself.
"I see." He crossed his arms, thoughtful. Opening his eyes he said: "Okay, next time I do something like this, I'll talk to you first."
With her index finger extended and her hand raised to shoulder height, she emphasized: "Can you promise me that?"
"Yes, I promise you that." Rito agreed with his right fist on his chest.
"Then it's fine." She stopped being nagging.
She knew he hadn't done anything wrong. She simply couldn't adapt so quickly to this radical change...
And what she really didn't know was that the most radical change was coming not long after in a different way...
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In his room, after finishing installing a television and replacing the bed with a king size bed, Rito sat on the soft bed while remaining thoughtful.
'I'm getting way more light orbs than I can use alone... It's time to talk about this with Lala and Mikan.'
He didn't want to make them the reason he was progressing slower, so he waited until now. However, even though the amount of orbs he used had increased, the reality was that in an even greater proportion, he was getting light orbs.
Rito hadn't died since then, so he spent two days hunting and accumulating a small wealth of orbs.
'Let's start by talking to Lala.' He thought: 'After all, Mikan has had too many surprises for one day.'
"Rito?" Opening the door, Lala peeked in.
"You arrived at a good time, Lala." He said: "Come in, let's talk."
"Yes~!" She fully opened the door, after entering, she closed the door behind her.
Sitting next to him, she tilted her head: "So, so, what would you like to talk about, Rito?"
"It's about this." He made a red light orb the size of a cherry appear between his fingers.
"Secret ingredient?" Lala guessed by the smell.
"Yes," Rito said: "Lala, what I'm going to say next is confidential. My life will be in danger if certain groups or people find out about what I'm going to talk about, understood?"
Her cheerful expression changed. She became serious: "What could it be? You're scaring me..."
"Lala, actually, I am capable of creating these things that I call light orbs. And it's thanks to that that I'm getting stronger every day." He revealed: "And as I strengthen, the amount I can produce has increased. That's why I want to share a little with you. Since you've already eaten food made with it, you should know the benefits, right?"
"Can I see?" She asked.
"Here." He handed it over.
"Ohh, I see, I see... I kind of noticed this, but it's really a very unique source of energy." She kept analyzing it.
Taking her smartphone, she transformed it into a flip phone, then took out glasses and put them on.
"This is interesting!" She exclaimed after a few seconds.
"Try eating it." Rito said: "I want to see what kind of effect it will have on you when you consume it."
"I understand. I'm also curious about that." She didn't hesitate and threw it in her mouth, swallowing.
For an instant, she closed her eyes, which lasted three seconds.
Opening her eyes, she brought her index finger to her lips: "It tastes really good!"
That was the highest evaluation from her.
"Just that?" Rito asked.
"I don't know." She replied uncertainly: "The instant I ate it, it melted in my mouth like chocolate, then a kind of energy flowed through my body, but it disappeared as quickly as it appeared."
"I see. As I imagined, a single orb is too little for you." He said: "Here, try two."
Making a gesture with his hand in agreement, she accepted and swallowed.
"Delicious~!" She exclaimed again, this time it lasted five seconds.
"I presume it's the same result?" Rito asked.
"Yes, but it lasted a little longer." She replied.
This time, Rito took ten.
"Are you sure?" She didn't accept yet: "Isn't that too much?"
"It's not too much, go ahead and take it."
"Understood!"
Taking them, Lala consumed all ten weak red light orbs.
Ten seconds later, a light shone in Lala's eyes as she displayed a radiant smile: "It's really very delicious, Rito!"
"I'm glad you liked it." He asked: "So, how was it?"
"This time I was able to feel it perfectly." She smiled: "The instant it became energy, it spread through my body and started being absorbed very quickly by my entire body. But besides that, there wasn't any significant change."
'As I imagined.' Rito thought: 'Although she seems quite human-like, she is still a Deviluke. She is literally a superior life form. Not to mention that even now, I'm still not confident I could beat her.'
This time, he took a red light orb from the Green Wolf.
"Try this one." Rito handed it to her.
This time, Lala didn't consume it right away, she kept analyzing: "This one is clearly superior to the previous ones... The energy is stronger. Can I really consume this?"
"Yes, I have many of these too." Rito replied.
"In that case, here I go." She threw it in her mouth.
This time, she closed her eyes for fifteen seconds until she opened them looking even more radiant: "Rito!! This is the most delicious thing I've ever tasted in my life!"
'Is it that delicious?' Rito caught himself thinking. When consumed by him, the reality was that he didn't feel a taste in itself, but rather felt the energy improving his body.
But, again, he and Lala weren't exactly the same. He needed to recognize that fact.
He decided to be bold. Taking a purple light orb and one crystal from the Divine Art of the Wind, he handed them to her: "Lala, these are different from the red light orbs..."
After hearing his explanation, Lala clasped her hands with eyes shining like stars: "You're even capable of creating something like this? Amazing, amazing! Can I see?"
"Yes, look as much as you want and you can consume them. Maybe you'll gain the ability to control the wind too." Rito said with a small smile.
"Understood." She took them and before consuming, her curiosity about how it worked was greater than testing the effect in practice.
"If you want, I can give you some of these light orbs to do some tests. For now, let's focus on the effect, okay?" Rito interrupted her.
"Really? Yay!" She sang cheerfully, then she swallowed the two orbs without further delay.
"..."
How to say this... Even happy, he couldn't help but feel a little envious.
Lala simply stayed ten seconds with eyes closed and already started producing green wind around her body and when she opened her eyes, she already had excellent control.
"So that's the feeling of controlling the wind... It's fun~!" She smiled widely.
"Did you already learn all the content of the orb?" Rito asked.
"Yes, it was quite easy." She replied.
"I see..."
Rito wanted to stay silent for a bit and reflect on the mysteries of life and the universe.
"Rito?" Lala called him.
"Yes, the cosmos is..."
"What are you talking about, Rito?" She laughed with her hand over her mouth: "Hehe, weird Rito~"
"Cough." Rito turned a little red and tried to shift his focus, saying: "Lala, I'll leave some more orbs with you. You can even treat it as a snack, since it's so tasty for you. And if you want to study it, you can too."
"Thank you, Rito~!" She hugged him.
After that, he gave her 100 weak red light orbs, 10 from the Green Wolf, and 10 purple orbs, as well as 2 wind crystal orbs.
"There are so many!" Lala was surprised.
"Yes, I'll give you a little every day. So, no need to be economical. If you can consume them, you can consume all." He said.
"Yes!"
While Rito got lost in thoughts again, Lala started playing with the wind.
Seeing that, he smiled a little, perfectly understanding that feeling of being able to manipulate the wind at will.
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