Poor magical girls, work for me!

After about a minute, all the crystals began to fade.

The flames on Hikawa's body burned even brighter.

The chill around Matsushima Yukio intensified.

On Momose Sena's fist, the blue flames were turning dark blue.

The pale golden light emanating from Nanatsuji Kirion grew increasingly pure.

[A job level upgrade has been detected]

[Hikawa Homura: Level 4 → Level 4 (Bottleneck loosened)]

[Matsushima Yukio: Level 3 → Level 4!]

[Momose Sena: Level 3 → Level 4!]

[Nanatsuji Kirion: Level 3 → Level 4!]

[Note: One crystal upgrades the entire team. This is a huge win.]

Four Level 4s.

In addition to his revolver and bus spirit.

Now this team is finally qualified to face some real challenges.

such as……

Dolphin Bay.

such as……

The deal with the evil god Cangxi Shou.

This deal is like the Sword of Damocles hanging over our heads; we must resolve it as much as possible before we can feel at ease.

……

Four o'clock in the morning.

Five people walked out of the back door of the dance hall.

A night breeze blew, instantly dispelling the smell of blood and resentment from his body.

Himawari stretched, her joints cracking all over.

"Awesome! I feel like I could take on a bull one-on-one now! My strength has increased by more than one level!"

"You said the same thing last time."

"Last time was last time! This time it's for real! Following the boss really does lead to a promising future. Not only can you make money, but your skills are improving so quickly."

Matsushima Yukio smiled and looked at Miyagi Ryosuke.

"Ryosuke-kun, what are your plans for the future?"

Ryosuke Miyagi remained silent for a second.

Then he spoke.

"Special training."

"Special training?"

"Yes. Special training for everyone."

He looked at the four girls.

"You've just reached level 4, you need time to consolidate your gains. And..."

He paused.

"There's a place we need to go to."

"Where?"

Ryosuke Miyagi looked into the distance.

That direction is the sea.

"Wakayama, Taiji Town."

Dolphin Bay.

……

The next afternoon.

Nanatsuji Shrine.

A side hall in the backyard.

The four people sat cross-legged on the tatami mat, looking at each other in bewilderment.

"So... the special training the boss was talking about is just having us meditate here?"

Hikawa looked utterly dejected.

"This is meditation. Not sitting meditation."

Nanatsuji Kirion corrected her.

Is there a difference?

"Yes. Meditation is actively guiding the flow of spiritual energy, while sitting meditation is simply sitting."

"……Can't understand."

Matsushima Yukio shook her head helplessly.

"Ryosuke-kun said that we should meditate for three hours to consolidate the spiritual energy we absorbed last night."

Three hours?!

Hikawa collapsed onto the tatami mat.

"I'm going to die!"

"You won't die."

Momose Sena whispered a sarcastic remark.

Hikawa glared at her.

"Hoshina! You've changed! You weren't like this before!"

Momose Sena shrugged, but a smile played on her lips.

Nanatsuji Kirion looked at them and smiled.

When did these lively days begin? It's wonderful.

……

Three hours later.

Ryosuke Miyagi pushed open the door.

All four of them turned to look at him.

"Meditation is over. Next..."

He paused.

"Double training".

"Two people?!"

Double training is a training method developed by Ryosuke Miyagi using four hunting records.

Hisakawa's eyes lit up.

"How do you mean two people?!"

The word "two people" sounds very fierce!

Ryosuke Miyagi took out a small porcelain bottle from his pocket.

It's still the same old meridian-clearing ointment! But this time, I pulled out four bottles.

[Meditation is just your way of putting it; the real training is still the massage technique with the meridian-clearing ointment. This time, you've decided to challenge two magical girls all by yourself!]

Ryosuke Miyagi felt that their training methods would change after they broke through to level 5. However, before level 4, the training should mainly focus on massage techniques for breakthroughs.

You guessed right!

"The meridian-clearing ointment unblocks the meridians and strengthens the foundation."

He looked at the four people.

"Pair up. Himekawa and Kirion are one pair. Yukio and Hoshina are another pair, and they'll massage each other separately."

"Huh?! A massage?! Will the boss give us a massage?!"

Hisakawa looked excited.

Nanatsuji Kirion's face flushed red.

"Two, two?"

Having undergone two special training sessions, Nanatsuji Kirion naturally knew what to do, but the phrase "two... two" still sounded a bit...

Himawari was the first to jump up.

"Me first, me first!"

She lay down directly on the tatami mat, spreading out in a wide, starfish shape.

"Boss! Come on over!"

? ? ? ?

Matsushima Yukio covered her face.

Momose Sena shrank even smaller.

Nanatsuji Kirion blushed.

……

Homura Hisakawa and Kirion Nanatsuji.

Ryosuke Miyagi squatted down in front of the two women and casually opened the meridian-clearing ointment.

A cool, slightly spicy aroma filled the air.

"Hikawa usually relies on brute force in battle, so his muscles are very tense. The spiritual energy circulation in the soles of his feet also needs to be unblocked. It might hurt a little the first time."

"Don't worry! Boss, come on over!"

Hisakawa looked on with anticipation.

Ryosuke Miyagi looked at Kirion Nanatsuji on the other side. After several encounters, Kirion Nanatsuji had become quite familiar with him, and she cooperated by raising her right foot.

Ryosuke Miyagi pressed his thumb onto the acupoint on the sole of her foot.

One in each hand!

With her left hand, she grasped Hikawa's small foot, and with her right hand, she grasped Nanatsuji Kirion's foot. She then pressed her thumb against an acupoint!

"ah!!!"

A scream echoed throughout the side hall.

"Ouch! O ...!!!"

"You just said you weren't afraid?"

"I was wrong!!!"

"This is a kidney!"

Nanatsuji Kirion bit her lip and persevered, though she was in pain too.

Twenty minutes later.

Both Hikawa and Nanatsuji Kirion collapsed onto the tatami mats, like dehydrated fish.

"Am I...am I alive...?"

"Alive. But you're missing a leg."

"No!!!"

……

The second: Momose Sena and Yukio.

After hearing Nanatsuji Kirine and Hisakawa's screams, Momose Sena was already cowering in a corner, trembling.

"Boss... could you be a little gentler...?"

"Yes, of course."

Ryosuke Miyagi knelt down in front of her.

"Take off your socks."

Momose Sena blushed and slowly took off her white ankle socks.

A pair of fair, small feet were revealed.

Because of nervousness, my toes were curled up tightly.

Ryosuke Miyagi pressed his thumb down.

"Well……"

Momose Sena bit her lip and let out a muffled groan.

pain.

But I can still tolerate it.

She secretly opened her eyes to look at Ryosuke Miyagi.

Her heart began to race.

faster and faster.

……

three days later.

The same side hall.

Four people stood in a row.

The atmosphere was completely different from three days ago.

The flames on Hikawa's body had changed from crimson to dark red.

The chill surrounding Yukio Matsushima condensed into tiny ice crystals that slowly swirled around her.

On Momose Sena's fist, the blue flames had turned dark blue, with a faint hint of purple.

The pale golden light emanating from Nanatsuji Kirion was even purer and warmer.

[Employment status detected]

[Hikawa Homura: Level 4 (Stable) → May break through to Level 5 at any time]

【Matsushima Yukio: Level 4 (Stable)】

【Momose Sena: Level 4 (Stable)】

【Nanatsuji Kirion: Level 4 (Stable)】

[Note: All members are level 4. Congratulations, your team has finally graduated from the "newbie village".]

Ryosuke Miyagi closed the handbook.

"Are you ready?"

he asks.

All four nodded at the same time.

"Ready!"

Ryosuke Miyagi nodded.

"Then, let's get ready to go."

He extended his right hand.

"null."

On the wall, a bus door slowly appeared.

The driver, "Kong," stood up from the driver's seat, took off his hat, and bowed slightly.

"Owner."

"Thanks for your hard work."

Ryosuke Miyagi stepped into the car.

Behind him, four girls filed in.

The car door closed.

The bus started moving.

Target location: Wakayama, Taiji Town. Dolphin Bay.