Although it was already past seven o'clock and the sun had completely set, the beach was brightly illuminated under the effect of the Lighting Technique. A giant crab even charged ashore, offering its body to become everyone's delicacy...
While enjoying the food, Yui, Rikka, and others performed for everyone, using magic and Ninjutsu to release cool spells and techniques for everyone to appreciate.
With singing and dancing, it was very lively. As the evening neared its end at nine o'clock, Takeru used magic to put on a ten-minute grand fireworks display. The beautiful spectacle could even be faintly seen from the distant city.
The soldiers monitoring the island also noticed the anomaly on the island. After a report, it was passed to the Ability User Organization and was directly suppressed by Risa, as she was very clear about the situation there, including Takeru often residing and training on the island.
With the end of the fireworks, everyone began to clean up. Because everyone possessed special abilities, gathering everything was very quick.
After incinerating all the trash with fearsome flames, Takeru brought everyone back to the castle.
Subsequently, the girls went to the open-air hot spring to bathe, while Takeru and the others went to the male area...
"Um, Takeru, thank you very much for today regarding Komachi," Hachiman directly said to Takeru while in the hot spring.
"And also for Kuzuha!" Hearing Hachiman's words, Yuuta quickly added.
"It's nothing. It was just a simple favor." Hearing their words, Takeru directly shook his head.
"By the way, Takeru, I should return this to you." At this moment, Taihei directly took out the Advanced Enhancement Potion that Takeru had previously given to Umaru.
"Yes? Why?" Hearing his words, Takeru just frowned at him but did not reach out to take it.
"Although I don't know the specific value of the World Tree's sapling, I am very clear about the value of these potions. Whether it's the Beginner Enhancement Potion or the fifty bottles of special Recovery Potion, the value of these items has already far exceeded my expectations."
"So, at the very least, I want to return this to you. The other two items are one thing, but this one must be very precious to you as well. Not to mention, you've already taken care of me and Umaru so much before, and I'll inevitably trouble you again in the future..." Hearing Takeru's question, Taihei said sincerely.
"Haha, regarding this point, Taihei, you can generously accept it. The sapling of the World Tree has helped me far more than the value of these potions. In fact, I should be the one thanking you. However, I can't return the sapling to you now!"
Hearing his words, Takeru directly interrupted him and said seriously.
Although the World Tree had devoured a large amount of Takeru's energy, it had continuously expanded Takeru's personal pocket dimension and brought him three cute, intelligent, and capable little spirits.
Even the value of the Life Water it produced alone far exceeded these enhancement potions.
"That was already your thing long ago. I naturally won't question that. It's just this bottle of Advanced Enhancement Potion..." Seeing Takeru's attitude so firm, Taihei quickly spoke. But as he finished, looking at the potion in his hand, he hesitated.
"Although it's none of my business originally, since Takeru says so, I think you can accept it with peace of mind. Although it's precious, I believe Takeru exchanging it with you also shows the value of the sapling. Most importantly, I think Takeru has his reasons for doing this." Watching the exchange between Takeru and Taihei, Hachiman chimed in to persuade.
Regarding Takeru's statement that he had already gained far more than the value of the potions from the World Tree sapling, Hachiman was very convinced that Takeru was not brushing it off.
However, Hachiman wouldn't foolishly press what exactly it was. Also, he believed that Takeru giving this represented that Takeru had his own considerations.
Hearing Hachiman say this as well, Taihei hesitated. Subsequently, he put the potion away again and solemnly said thank you to Takeru.
Upon hearing this, Takeru didn't say much more, just nodded and patted his shoulder.
After soaking in the hot spring for a while, Takeru and the others slowly left. As for Emilia and the others nearby, they weren't leaving so soon, still playing and chatting about girl talk.
Coming outside, seeing that the girls hadn't come out yet, Takeru didn't mind. He directly took out some snacks and some beer.
"A drink?" Looking at Taihei, Hachiman, and Yuuta, Takeru said with a smile.
"Then I gladly accept." Hearing Takeru say this, Taihei smiled and nodded. Hachiman naturally wouldn't spoil the mood. As for Yuuta, although he didn't drink, he didn't refuse this time either.
While drinking and enjoying the snacks, Takeru chatted with everyone. Actually, Takeru was quite curious about the strength of the three.
Through conversation, Takeru roughly understood the abilities of the three. First was Taihei. Taihei had originally chosen knight-type skills, but later shifted towards Haki and spellcasting. Now, he could be considered a battle mage.
As for Hachiman, he balanced spellcasting and Ninjutsu. Originally leaning towards spells, now, perhaps to teach Komachi, Hachiman had learned quite a few Ninjutsu, and his two energy types were about equal.
As for Yuuta, he had chosen the Ninja Path from very early on and also knew some magic, which were his initial spells. Afterwards, he focused his efforts on Ninjutsu. Of course, he had also followed Takeru's advice and exchanged for Haki, but his Haki was still at a primary level.
While Takeru and the others were drinking and chatting, the girls came out. They greeted Takeru and the others before going to the rooms to sing and play.
Seeing everyone getting along so harmoniously, Takeru revealed a slight smile.
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Soon, as time passed, around ten-thirty, everyone had mostly finished playing and began returning to their respective rooms for meditation training.
Although there were enough rooms in the castle, the girls still preferred to share rooms in groups of two or three. Regarding this request, Takeru naturally did not stop them.
In the blink of an eye, three days passed. After the first day of fun, everyone had completely settled down for the past two days, wholeheartedly devoting themselves to training.
Without exception, under Takeru's gravity boost, everyone's training was extremely exhausting. They truly felt the diligence of Miu, Hinata, and the others during their usual training.
Under normal conditions, hundreds of push-ups, several kilometers of running, and several kilometers of swimming daily would at most leave everyone slightly out of breath and a little tired.
But under the extreme gravity boost, everyone became almost like ordinary people, relying entirely on their tenacity and firm will to persevere.
Among them, the one who surprised everyone the most was Yui. Although usually boisterous, when entering training mode, Yui performed much better than everyone else.
And because it was group training, no one wanted to be the last one. So every time they reached their limit, everyone gritted their teeth and tried hard.
After all, here, even serious injuries were nothing to fear. Whether it was Takeru, Emilia, or Chansey, they could promptly treat everyone.
As for nutrition, there was even less to worry about. Whether it was magical beast meat, mutated animal meat, Takeru's catalyzed spirit fruits, or vegetables from the personal pocket dimension, they all provided everyone with incredibly abundant energy.
After three consecutive days of training, everyone had basically adapted to this high-intensity training. In just three short days, they even noticed significant improvements.
Komachi and Kuzuha had successfully refined Chakra. Feeling the subtle energy within their bodies and its boost to themselves, the two were even more excited.
As for Takeru, he hadn't been idle during these three days. Besides using Shadow Clones to assist everyone in training, his main body brought Diablo, Ram, and others to replenish mana.
Additionally, Midori, Kurenai and Aoko helped Takeru make the Star Soul Tree bear fruit again, directly yielding over seven hundred and eighty Star Soul Fruits.
Adding the ones left over from before, and subtracting those consumed during this period, Takeru still had over one thousand two hundred and thirty remaining. Basically, he didn't have to worry about running out of Star Soul Fruits to eat.
Takeru also shared Star Soul Fruits with everyone. However, upon learning the value of Star Soul Fruits, Yukino and the others felt embarrassed to accept them directly.
After negotiation, at a cheap price of one thousand points each, everyone basically purchased two fruits.
Feeling the tremendous improvement it brought them, everyone was also thinking about how to compensate Takeru. They planned to directly give Takeru any special items they obtained from chests in the future. Perhaps they could even exchange them with Takeru for items that, although precious, Takeru had in surplus. This would be a win-win for everyone.