"Your master... is it Takeru-nii?" Having heard Renge repeatedly mention the word master, Hotaru asked nervously.
"Eh? The person who saved all of you?" Hearing Hotaru mention Takeru's name, Komari and Natsumi asked in shock.
"Yes." Seeing everyone's surprised expressions, Renge nodded seriously.
"Then that means, Renge-chan, you'll also be able to breathe fire and make clones in the future?" Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Renge with envy.
"Um, how are you getting there later?" Hearing it was Takeru, Hotaru hesitated as she looked at Renge and asked.
"Master is coming to pick me up!" Renge said directly.
"Um, I didn't get to properly thank Takeru-nii last time. Can I meet him? I want to say thank you to him again."
"And us too! We also want to see him!" Komari, Natsumi, and the others also spoke expectantly.
"That's settled! Let's hurry up and eat. After we finish eating, let's go wait together for Renge-chan's master!" Natsumi stood up excitedly and said.
Subsequently, after finishing breakfast, everyone directly headed towards Renge's house.
"I'm so curious. What kind of person is he?" Sitting on the wooden porch floor in front of the entrance, Komari asked curiously.
"Takeru-nii is a very gentle person, and he's also very handsome." Hearing their words, Hotaru recalled and said.
"He's amazing! He can also conjure lots of amazing things!" Renge raised her hand and said.
As everyone was discussing, Kazuho, who had been sound asleep, was woken up by the noise. She groggily opened her eyes and saw a whole bunch of people had gathered at her house.
"Kazuho-nee!" Seeing Kazuho awake, Natsumi and Komari smiled and greeted her.
"Eh? You all came over. Wait a moment, let me wash up and I'll take you to the beach." Looking at everyone, Kazuho paused and then directly said.
"No, that's not it. We came to see Renge-chan's master!" Hearing Kazuho's words, Natsumi quickly waved her hand.
"Eh? Is that so? I see. But later, you must not be rude, okay?" Hearing Natsumi's words and seeing the anticipation in their eyes, Kazuho said seriously.
"We know!" Hearing Kazuho's reminder, everyone casually nodded.
As time passed, about twenty or more minutes later, everyone was still discussing how Takeru would make his entrance. Soon, they noticed a subtle distortion in the space before them. Then, Takeru's figure directly materialized out of thin air in front of them.
"..." Seeing Takeru's act of appearing out of nowhere, Natsumi and Komari were dumbfounded. If it weren't broad daylight, they might have fainted from fright...
"Master!" The moment Renge saw Takeru, she excitedly ran towards him.
"Good morning, Renge-chan." Although Takeru was also somewhat surprised to see so many people here, he quickly recovered, nodded at Renge, and patted her head.
Feeling the warmth of Takeru's hand, Renge revealed a happy smile.
"Good morning, Takeru-san. I'm sorry, everyone was just curious about you, so..."
Seeing Takeru make such a special entrance, Kazuho was also caught off guard. However, after recovering, she spoke to Takeru apologetically.
"It's fine." Looking at the apologetic Kazuho, Takeru casually waved his hand, indicating he didn't mind.
After all, it was already common knowledge that this world had Ability Users. Moreover, this village had a certain isolated, secluded charm. Even if these people knew he was an Ability User, they wouldn't widely publicize it. It wouldn't affect his life at all.
"Um, Takeru-nii!" At this moment, Hotaru also stepped forward nervously and called out to Takeru.
"Long time no see, Ichijo Hotaru." Hearing Hotaru call out, Takeru smiled lightly and nodded at her.
Although there were over two hundred children during that bat invasion incident, Takeru still clearly remembered the names of some who stood out.
"Yes, long time no see!" Hearing that Takeru still remembered her, Hotaru appeared extremely happy.
"Um, my name is Koshigaya Natsumi. Nice to meet you!" At this moment, Natsumi also recovered and proactively stepped forward to introduce herself to Takeru.
"Hello there." Seeing the girl's nervous expression, Takeru smiled and nodded at her.
Seeing Takeru's smile, Natsumi revealed a happy grin.
"Y-You, hello. I am Koshigaya Komari. P-Please take care of me!" Finally, Komari also quickly stepped forward and introduced herself.
"Hello." Upon hearing this, Takeru similarly smiled and nodded.
"By the way, since this is our first meeting, please consider these small items as my gift." Looking at them, Takeru directly took out eight bottles of MooMoo Milk.
He then handed two bottles each to Kazuho, Hotaru, Komari, and Natsumi.
"This is!" Looking at the MooMoo Milk in Takeru's hand, their eyes lit up. They hadn't expected to actually obtain the milk they had been longing for once more.
At the same time, their gazes towards Takeru were filled with gratitude, as if looking at a most compassionate and benevolent saint.
"Thank you so much!" Immediately, Natsumi exclaimed excitedly.
Noticing everyone's gaze, Takeru understood that they had clearly already drunk this milk before. Subsequently, he looked at Renge with a warm smile.
Sharing with good friends… Takeru thought this was quite nice.
Kazuho also noticed there was no reproach in Takeru's eyes and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Alright, I still have some matters to attend to, so I'll be taking Renge-chan with me now." Subsequently, looking at everyone, Takeru waved to them.
"Eh, yes. Please take care of Renge-chan for the next while." Hearing Takeru say this, Kazuho respectfully bowed to him.
"Un. Bye bye!"
"Bye bye!" Renge also waved to everyone.
Then, Takeru used teleportation magic and slowly disappeared from the spot with Renge.
"Th-That..." Until Takeru and Renge's figures had vanished, Hotaru, who had reacted a beat too slow, still hadn't managed to voice her words of thanks.
"Don't worry. Takeru already knows your thanks." Seeing Hotaru's somewhat crestfallen expression, Kazuho gently patted her shoulder and said.
"Really?" Upon hearing this, Hotaru perked up a bit.
"Un." Looking at Hotaru, Kazuho nodded seriously. However, in her heart, the thought was 'Probably...'.
As for Takeru, after picking up Renge, he directly brought her back to the villa.
"Renge-chan!" With Renge's arrival, Miu and Ai, who were warming up in the courtyard, smiled and greeted her.
"Miu-nee, Ai-nee!" Seeing them, Renge smiled and greeted the two.
"Welcome, Renge-chan!" Soon, Karin and the others also came outside and greeted Renge.
"Karin-nee, Lia-nee..." Seeing everyone, Renge sweetly called out to each of them.
"Miu-nee, Ai-nee, what are you doing?" After greeting everyone, Renge curiously came to their side.
"We're warming up!" Hearing Renge's question, the two directly said.
"Oh! Then I'll do it too!" Upon hearing this, Renge revealed an excited expression and joined them in their exercises.
After picking up Renge, Takeru teleported back to the apartment.
A night's rest had completely restored Takeru's mana and Chakra. Furthermore, due to the uninterrupted transmission, his mana capacity had increased by twenty thousand, and his Chakra capacity had also increased somewhat.
After returning to the apartment, Takeru waited a short while and noticed the arrival of Ui, Yui, and Rikka. As for Ebina, she had followed Takeru back to the villa last night.
"Takeru-nii, morning!" As soon as Ui arrived, she cheerfully waved at Takeru.
"Morning." Hearing Ui's greeting, Takeru smiled back.
"Takeru, do you have that?" Watching Takeru pour himself a glass of water, Yui kept blinking at him.
"...I understand." Seeing Yui's action, Takeru smiled and shook his head, then directly took out a bottle of MooMoo Milk and handed it to her.
"Ahh, delicious!" After receiving the MooMoo Milk, Yui took big gulps and revealed an excited expression.
"Nee-chan, that's so rude!" Seeing this, Ui helplessly tugged at her sister.
"It's fine. Takeru is different!" Hearing Ui's words, Yui said nonchalantly.
"Nee-chan, wh-what are you saying!" Hearing Yui's words, Ui said, her face flushed with shyness.
"Un, Takeru is our good friend!" Seeing Ui's expression, Yui said innocently.