She had clearly waited until she was about to leave before nonchalantly tapping the "Develop" confirmation button.
But... when Su Yuzu turned back.
She found the woman's gaze was still fixed directly on her.
Perhaps the reaction to "Development" varied from person to person—
Just like when Su Yuzu used the Combat Records; she had made 'thorough' preparations, but in the end... none of them were needed.
Her heart felt hollow, as if a monster lurked within.
With a crunch, crunch, it had already chewed up and crushed the enhancement from the Combat Records.
After Su Yuzu tapped 'use,' Teacher Unohana Chiyo didn't seem to have any unusual reaction.
If one had to point something out... it would be that a few more ripples had spread across the woman's eyes, which were already as clear as autumn waters.
Like waves in autumn, it added a touch of charm.
In short, it was completely different from the little rabbit's startled, almost-melting-on-the-spot stress response.
However... Su Yuzu didn't know if this was because Teacher Unohana Chiyo was accustomed to such turmoil, or if everyone's "Development" process was simply different.
Looking at Unohana Chiyo, who was watching her with a warm smile.
Su Yuzu could only pretend she knew nothing, waving her arm to say goodbye to Teacher Unohana Chiyo.
Not until Su Yuzu's figure had vanished from her sight did Unohana Chiyo, still holding her charming smile, sway ever so slightly.
She gently bit her lower lip.
A bright autumn mood shimmered in the woman's eyes.
"Damn it..."
"Not earlier, not later..."
"To grant a 'Blessing' at a time like this."
"I almost embarrassed myself in front of my sweet, adorable student."
"But..." Unohana Chiyo gazed in the direction Su Yuzu had disappeared. "Would a bitch like the Goddess of Fate... really grant a 'Blessing' to someone like me?"
Unohana perceived the magnitude of the boost from this 'Blessing.'
And then—
The woman's face immediately darkened.
She knew it. Fate would never take pity on her.
This drizzle-like 'Blessing.'
Aside from stirring up all the vicious flames hidden deep within her heart, it provided no real improvement.
She subconsciously felt her pocket.
Only then did Unohana Chiyo remember... she had quit smoking a long time ago.
Her expression was grim, her eyes seemingly filled with a pent-up frustration that had no outlet.
"However..."
"Speaking of which."
Unohana Chiyo recalled the longsword that the head of the Assault Department had so carefully taken away.
A Catastrophe longsword, drawn from the flesh and bone of an Aberrant, had been forcefully twisted into the shape of a mosquito coil.
Little Yuzu's ability didn't seem to be as simple as ordinary "Psychokinesis."
One had to understand... the weapons of Aberrants are all cursed by Catastrophe.
Like crystals, they were hard yet fragile.
Shattering an Aberrant's weapon wasn't difficult.
But... bending an Aberrant's weapon was like something out of a fairy tale.
What exactly was little Yuzu's ability?
"Never mind—"
"She finally awakened her ability after so long. I should just be happy for her."
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Soaking in the bathtub like a salted fish.
The girl's body was mostly submerged, with only the lower half of her face and her knees breaking the surface.
Gurgling and blowing bubbles.
Su Yuzu watched a little yellow duck bravely navigating the rapids in the canyon formed by her knees.
Her carmine eyes slowly relaxed.
She took stock of her gains for the day.
Besides strange-sounding items like the "Single-Use Cat Tail" and "Single Fishnet Stocking," as well as the "Blue Vitality Pill" and "Red Stamina Potion."
From Saotome Yukina and Teacher Unohana Chiyo, she had obtained one "Basic Combat Records" each.
She set aside one Combat Records to continue developing the little rabbit tomorrow.
Teacher Unohana... Recalling the way the woman had watched her back today.
I should try to find another opportunity.
Su Yuzu used two "Basic Combat Records" at once. Unlike developing an Operator, she could use multiple Combat Records on herself simultaneously.
It was as if a never-satisfied monster was still lurking in her chest.
Crunch, crunch—
The monster opened its massive maw, chewed up the Combat Records, and swallowed them.
[Level 2 - Psychokinesis User ▇▇▇ → Level 3 - Psychokinesis User ▇▇▇]
After defeating that Aberrant girl this morning.
Su Yuzu's ability had already leveled up from Level 1 to Level 2.
To reach the next level, she would need five "Basic Combat Records."
If she only relied on the little rabbit, it would take a full five days.
But... setting aside Soga Yura and that Yamabuki Nanako, who looked like an elementary schooler from a nearby public school.
If she fed and developed Teacher Unohana Chiyo along with the few other Operators she had pulled.
It would only take one day.
She could advance to Level 3 in just a single day.
Such speed... even Soga Yura couldn't have managed that back then.
Besides that.
A small, pale hand emerged from beneath the water.
A rather Fine Crowbar fell into Su Yuzu's hand.
[Weapon: Fine Crowbar.]
[☆☆]
Recalling the feeling she had when facing the Aberrant girl that morning, Su Yuzu's moist eyes widened in the bathroom.
K-k-k-k-k—
The crowbar was bent, section by section.
It finally ended up in the shape of a mosquito coil in Su Yuzu's hands.
My 'Psychokinesis'... seems to be a little different from that of a normal Psychokinesis User.
Unlike a typical Psychokinesis User, I can't use psychokinesis to lift or manipulate objects.
But—
when it comes to destruction, or rather, bending things.
My ability is quite proficient.
There were tens of thousands of strange and varied abilities in the world, so Su Yuzu didn't pay it too much mind.
No matter how useless an ability seemed, it would change and improve upon advancing to the next sequence.
Soga Yura's empress-like power of domination wasn't built in a day either.
She lazily pushed herself up from the side of the tub.
She quickly wiped the water droplets from her body.
Turning on a small jellyfish night light, Su Yuzu watched its faint pinkish-blue glow and curled up tightly.
She was... actually a little bit afraid of the dark.
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Night fell upon the land.
Tap, tap, tap, tap—
Hurried footsteps.
A man dressed as an office worker sprinted down the street as if running for his life.
Clack—
The crisp... sound of a girl's slender heel tapping on the pavement.
Yet it was as if it struck the man's heart directly, chilling him to the bone.
Clack—
Unhurried... like a proud cat toying with a fleeing mouse, the hunter played with her prey.
He ran forward frantically, but then suddenly stopped.
Despite the empty street before him, he was like a desperate fugitive who had run into a dead end.
Pale and desperate... he turned around.
A slender girl's figure appeared in his line of sight.
The entire world seemed to pale at her arrival; the only thing that drew the eye was the girl's magnificent, carmine eyes.
"For absolute truth!"
"For the world's genesis!"
The man had prepared for a desperate, last-ditch struggle. But... before he could even make a move, his body was frozen in place as if encased in ice.
The girl looked down on the man with a cold gaze.
"You shouldn't have..."
"You really shouldn't have..."
"You shouldn't have reached your filthy claws..."
"...out to her."
Tilting her head, she looked at the trembling man who was trying to struggle, then simply turned away.
The girl's back was slender, her right hand raised lightly.
"Atone with your death—"
"You piece of trash."
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