After a long moment, feeling nothing, Hina slowly opened her eyes, then widened them in shock at the incredible scene around her.
"This... this is..."
A powerful skeleton of blue-white energy enveloped the two of them. It was small, only protecting the two of them, and looked somewhat transparent, as if it would shatter at a touch.
Yet, wrapped within this blue-white skeleton, she felt an immense sense of security, as if nothing could harm them.
Yusei slowly brought his right hand to his eye, fumbled for a moment, and removed the shattered transparent contact lens.
He truly hadn't anticipated that the power of the Susanoo would shatter the contact lenses he used for concealment. Now that he thought about it, this was indeed his first time using the concealment.
He glanced around and let out a derisive laugh.
"Just as I thought. I knew something would happen today. Good thing I charged up beforehand."
The snowflake-patterned Sharingan in his right eye spun rapidly, switching to Kanna's ability, [Electricity Storage].
This ability was precisely what Kanna used when she plugged her tail into a socket to charge. Because he couldn't find the specific energy Kanna needed to replenish in this world, he had found electricity, a power of the same origin, as a substitute.
Thus, the [Electricity Storage] ability was derived.
Yusei lacked Chakra, the energy needed to operate the Sharingan. After obtaining Kanna's ability, he could store electrical energy to use for the consumption of the Mangekyo Sharingan.
To put it simply, usable energy wasn't limited to 'stamina', 'mental power', or even 'Sword Intent'. Now, electrical energy served as an even better power source.
Hina looked at the blue skeleton enveloping her. She didn't quite understand what it was, but there was no doubt that her boss had protected her.
"Boss, I..."
"Don't speak for now. Let me deal with these guys first."
Yusei looked at the men in black opposite him. The Mangekyo Sharingan spun swiftly, instantly hypnotizing them.
The blue skeleton slowly dissolved into energy and vanished. Although he still had a large reserve of electrical energy, wasting it for no reason was not acceptable.
Yusei glanced at the group of men, now immobilized by his hypnosis, and softly commanded:
"Find your boss. Shoot him. Kill him."
Since the other party had already resorted to using firearms to pursue Hina and even threatened him, then Yusei saw no reason to let them off.
The men, as if sleepwalking, hung their heads and slowly left the area.
Hina watched this scene, stunned, and remained silent for a long time. She shifted her gaze to Yusei's eyes. They were beautiful red eyes, like snowflakes.
"So beautiful..." Gazing at those eyes, Hina unconsciously murmured. Almost instinctively, she reached out to touch Yusei's cheek.
Yusei caught Hina's hand, frowned, and deactivated the Mangekyo Sharingan.
'As expected, I haven't used the Sharingan enough. I can't freely control the release and withdrawal of hypnosis yet.'
He thought to himself, watching as clarity returned to Hina's eyes.
Shaking his head, Yusei looked at Hina.
"Is there something you're hiding from me? They've cornered you quite a few times these past days, haven't they? How did you manage?"
Hearing Yusei's question, Hina instinctively averted her gaze, stammering, "I... I used the terrain to escape. They were like idiots, I led them on a chase..."
But before she could finish, Yusei pushed up her sleeve. The result: a large, transparent patch appeared on her arm.
Yusei frowned, looking at Hina. Seeing this, Hina's expression froze, realizing that lying was useless now.
She hung her head, her voice tinged with fear and panic, "I... I killed them. I didn't mean to, but... whenever I'm afraid of being caught and killed, lightning strikes them. It's probably this 'weather power' you mentioned."
"Are there other places besides this?"
Silently, Hina opened her collar, revealing the skin beneath her undergarments, but there was nothing there. It was completely transparent.
Seeing this, Yusei couldn't help but feel troubled.
'It's already this severe? It seems the speed of transparency is closely related to how often the user changes the weather and the scale of the changes. Summoning lightning and thunder greatly accelerates this process.'
Quickly, Yusei reached a conclusion. He fixed Hina's clothes for her and firmly placed a hand on her head.
"Listen. From now on, don't use this ability anymore. Just work properly under me from now on. I'll find a way to help you resolve these matters."
Hearing this, Hina lifted her head, looking at Yusei with hopeful eyes.
"R-really? Can this transparent, disappearing body really come back?"
The girl's eyes were filled with hope and anticipation for the future. Yusei didn't know if it could truly be reversed, but he nodded.
"Ah, don't worry. Everything will be fine."
Hearing Yusei's affirmative reply, the girl let out a heavy sigh of relief.
In truth, during this time, she wasn't just afraid of the gang's pursuit, the police's chase, or the fear of having killed people unintentionally. She was also terrified of her body gradually disappearing.
Every time she tried to restrain herself, she failed in the end. The situation with her body becoming transparent and vanishing filled her with immense dread.
Moreover, she had family, a young younger brother who needed her to provide tuition fees so he could go to school. She couldn't let him end up like her, having to work before he was of age.
Taking care of her brother was her final promise to her deceased mother.
Now, hearing Yusei say that her transparent body could be restored filled her with immense joy.
Everything else could get better, but the disappearing body was something she had no idea how to handle.
Her boss's words always made her feel so trusting. Combined with the mysterious skeleton from earlier, she absolutely believed Yusei's words.
'I would recover!'
Holding Hina's hand, Yusei left the department store and the area, slowly walking back to the rented apartment.
For Hina, this place was now the safest.
After settling Hina, Yusei left the apartment building with a somewhat complicated mood, 'Did giving her this hope, which was almost non-existent, count as deceiving her?'
'In the future, it's better not to make promises like this so easily. Failing to keep a promise would be terribly embarrassing.'
"Senpai. You've been following me for so long. Aren't you coming out?"