Looking at the changes inside, Takeru revealed a happy smile. After eating a few Green Spirit Fruits and Blaze Fruits, Takeru returned outside.
Seeing that the time had already reached two in the morning, he quickly teleported back to his room, changed into his pajamas, lay down on the bed, and fell asleep.
The continuous large-scale output of mana and Chakra, without interruption, had caused even the robust Takeru to feel fatigued. This was an experience he hadn't had for a very long time.
…
In the blink of an eye, time arrived at the next day.
In a small village with a beautiful environment, a girl kept checking the time, her expression extremely excited.
"Hey, Ren-chan, you woke up early in the morning?" Kazuho, who was beside her and not yet fully awake, said with her eyes half-closed.
"Un. I'll get to see Master soon, so I'm a bit excited." Hearing Kazuho's words, Renge spoke seriously.
"Is that so? But Takeru won't be coming that early, you know." Hearing Renge's words, Kazuho yawned and reminded her.
"I know." Hearing Kazuho's words, Renge nodded.
"If that's the case, then you can do the exercises together with us later." Seeing Renge's eager words, Kazuho said to Renge.
"Un." Hearing Kazuho's words, Renge nodded earnestly.
Soon, another five minutes passed...
"It's time." Seeing the time was about right, Renge immediately turned and walked out the door.
As for Kazuho, after seeing Renge leave the house, she closed her eyes again to sleep in.
Soon, Renge arrived at the village shrine. Here, besides Renge, there was also a classmate of Renge's from the same school. Because Renge's school had only five students and only one teacher, who was Renge's sister, Kazuho, although everyone was in different grades, they were all in the same class.
"Hi, Ren-chan, morning!" Seeing Renge's arrival, Ichijo Hotaru cheerfully greeted Renge.
"Nyampasu!" Hearing Hotaru greet her, Renge raised her hand and called out.
Hearing Renge's greeting, Hotaru smiled. She had long gotten used to Renge's uniqueness.
Soon, four more people arrived. They were Renge's neighbors, the Koshigaya Family: mother Koshigaya Yukiko, older brother Koshigaya Suguru, second older sister Koshigaya Komari, and third younger sister Koshigaya Natsumi.
"Renge-chan, Hotaru-chan, morning!" The arriving Yukiko was carrying a radio. Seeing Renge and Hotaru, she greeted them warmly.
As for Komari, she also smiled and greeted the two. The older brother had a plain expression, rarely showing much emotion, and his presence was faint. Natsumi looked like she hadn't woken up yet.
With everyone gathered, they began the morning exercises.
Because the school had only five people and the teacher was Kazuho, the vacation time started two days earlier than formal schools. That is, they had finished examining everyone yesterday, and today was the official start of summer vacation.
Unlike the city, although it was summer vacation, the habit of gathering every morning to do exercises remained.
Moreover, after finishing the exercises each day, they would get their cards stamped to show they hadn't been absent.
This was originally the duty of Kazuho as the teacher. However, Kazuho wanted to slack off, so this task was entrusted to Yukiko.
Soon, with the morning exercise music coming from the radio, everyone did the exercises in unison. Only Renge did light jumps, warming up like a boxer.
"Rotation... dance!" At the very end, Renge spun rapidly and finished by pointing her right index finger to the sky.
The others looked at Renge with somewhat surprised expressions.
"How was my dance?" Seeing everyone's surprised looks, a slight blush appeared on Renge's cheeks, but she still asked Natsumi beside her.
"But that's not a dance, it's calisthenics." Hearing her words, Natsumi seriously reminded her.
Afterwards, everyone began taking out their own cards to get them stamped.
Although she wouldn't be here during the upcoming summer vacation, Renge still had her own card.
"I think this should be Kazuho's job." After stamping Renge's card, Yukiko said thoughtfully to Renge.
"Nee-chan is sleeping in today." Hearing Yukiko's words, Renge unhesitatingly sold out her own sister.
"We'll have to scold her next time." Hearing Renge's words, Yukiko said seriously.
"I hope you can scold her." Hearing Yukiko's words, Renge said earnestly.
Hearing Renge's unhesitating words, Komari and Natsumi behind her exchanged glances and snickered.
"Didn't this morning's fortune say 'An acquaintance will encounter misfortune'?" Komari said amusingly.
Natsumi nodded knowingly, silently mourning for Kazuho. As for Kazuho, she was still at home sound asleep.
"By the way, Renge-chan, since Kazuho is sleeping, do you want to come eat at our house?" Looking at Renge, Yukiko invited her.
"Yes, I want to!" Hearing Yukiko's invitation, Renge decisively nodded. It was still quite early.
"Hotaru-chan, do you want to come too?" After inviting Renge, Yukiko turned to look at Hotaru.
"Is it okay?" Hearing the invitation, Hotaru paused.
"It's fine. More people is more fun!" Yukiko nodded enthusiastically.
"By the way, Hotaru-chan, this is your first time at our house, right?" Afterwards, Natsumi came to Hotaru's side and asked.
"Un." Hearing her words, Hotaru nodded.
"We're going to the beach later anyway. Come along!" Komari beside her also invited Hotaru.
"Yes!" Hearing Komari's invitation, Hotaru was instantly charmed. It was fine with others, but it was Komari she admired the most.
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Soon, everyone arrived at the Koshigaya residence. Yukiko quickly prepared breakfast for everyone. Breakfast consisted of miso soup with white rice, a few side dishes, and milk. The only thing that really needed preparation was the miso soup.
Everyone helped out nearby. Hotaru Ichijo and Komari went to buy cherry tomatoes. Natsumi arranged the side dishes. Renge served rice for everyone.
"I brought the rice. Hotaru-chan is tall, so I filled it very full." Arriving in the living room, Renge placed a bowl of rice piled high in front of Hotaru Ichijo.
"Wow, it's so full." Looking at the rice before her, Hotaru exclaimed.
"Please eat a lot and grow a lot." Hearing her words, Renge said seriously.
"Sorry to keep you waiting. Sorry for making you wait so long." With everyone seated, Yukiko brought out several bowls of miso soup.
"Don't say that. I should be the one apologizing for not helping." Hearing Yukiko's words, Hotaru said apologetically.
"Hotaru-chan, you're a guest after all. Don't worry about it!" Hearing Hotaru's words, Komari comforted her.
"Well then, itadakimasu!" Everyone put their hands together, said a word, and then began to eat.
Komari poured herself a glass of milk first. Hotaru looked a little surprised.
"What's wrong?"
"It's nothing. This is my first time eating breakfast at a friend's house." Hearing Komari's puzzled question, Hotaru quickly waved her hand.
"This is quite common. Speaking of which, Renge-chan, where did you buy that kind of milk last time? I really want to drink it again." Speaking of milk, Komari couldn't help but look at Renge.
Last time, Renge brought a bottle of milk, and everyone shared a cup. After a few sips, everyone was full of praise.
"That's right. That feeling of happiness from the bottom of my heart was truly unique." Hearing Komari's words, Natsumi nodded in agreement.
"Un un mmm..." Hearing their questions, Renge, with food still in her mouth, made incomprehensible sounds.
"I only understood the end of the sentence!" Hearing Renge's words, Natsumi said helplessly.
"Master gave that to me. It's Miltank milk, you know!" Seeing that everyone couldn't understand, Renge had no choice but to swallow the food in her mouth before looking at everyone earnestly and speaking seriously.
"Master? Miltank?" Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Renge, somewhat dumbfounded.
"Yes. A cow that can stand on two legs, about the same height as Natsumi." Seeing everyone's curious expressions, Renge vividly described Miltank.
Hearing Renge's words, everyone felt even more bewildered.
"By the way, I heard from Kazuho that you won't be here for the upcoming vacation. Is that right?" Suddenly, Yukiko remembered what Kazuho had said and asked curiously.
"Mmm un..."
"Swallow your food first before answering!" Seeing this situation, Natsumi looked at Renge with amusement.
"Yes. I'm going to train with Master." Upon hearing this, Renge swallowed her food again and said seriously.