In Tokyo, building the Holy Light Girls team

Sayuri let out a satisfied sigh, her chopsticks never stopping, managing to pick up the meat just as it was cooked through.

While chewing, she didn't forget to call out to Xia Mu, "Ari... Gato... Shrimp... Teacher..."

"Eat first, then we can talk!"

Xia Mu shook his head, his face showing a hint of helplessness.

Compared to Sayuri's wolfing down her food, Shirashima's eating manners were noticeably better. She savored the taste of the grilled meat, seemingly having been hungry for quite some time, her eyes unconsciously narrowing into a satisfied shape.

As Xia Mu picked up some grilled meat and placed it on the hot plate, he asked, "By the way, how did you guys end up here?"

"I want Ms. Natsuki to help me with my homework."

Shiroshima put down his chopsticks and answered, while Sayuri across from him quickly swallowed the grilled meat in her mouth and nodded emphatically.

"Teacher Xia Mu, me too!"

"..."

Looking at the two seemingly sincere gazes, Xia Mu was quite speechless.

"Tutoring? Don't think I don't know. Sayuri, your recent grades have been pretty good. If you keep up with your previous pace, you should be able to get an A on the final exam."

Upon hearing this, Sayuri immediately clenched her fist: "Damn it, that was too hasty!"

Natsuki then turned to Shirashima and said, "And Shirashima, your grades are even better than Sayuri's. Tutoring you is probably just an excuse, isn't it?"

"As expected of Teacher Natsuki, you found out."

Despite being exposed for his lie, Shiroshima did not back down at all. His open and honest gaze made Natsuki feel helpless once again.

His hands moved swiftly, placing the cooked meat from the hot plate into each of their bowls and plates before setting down the tongs and saying to the two girls, "Now, if you continue to lie to your teacher, I'll have to call your parents—"

Before she could finish speaking, Sayuri stood up, gave Shirashima a defiant look, and then put her hands on her hips, saying:

"Hmph, Mr. Natsuki, since this is your request, then I will be merciful... cough cough..."

Seeing the change in Xia Mu's expression, she quickly changed her words.

"Actually, Sayuri has already participated in the national youth competition next week. Besides my mother, Natsuki-sensei is the second person I wanted to share with, so..."

"Wouldn't it have been better if you had said so earlier?"

Natsuki replied with a smile, while also encouraging her, "Then, I look forward to Sayuri-san achieving great results for Tokyo Academy!"

"Most definitely!"

Sayuri was instantly full of energy, but upon hearing Natsuki's next words, her face immediately fell.

"However, I hope Sayuri wins the match fair and square with her own abilities, not with the abilities I gave her, understand?"

"All right……"

Natsuki turned his head and saw Shiroshima open his mouth, seemingly hesitant.

Is it because of Sayuri?

Having understood the other party's thoughts, Natsuki nodded to Shirashima and finally spoke, "I came here today to thank Natsuki-sensei..."

As Shirashima spoke, she pointed to the butterfly clip on her head: "Thanks to this... [Holy Artifact] you gave me, since I started carrying it, the effects of the curse have become much weaker than before. It's the most important thing in the world to me!"

She touched the butterfly clip with such care that Sayuri felt as if she were seeing her younger self. But sensing the unusual tone in her words, Sayuri couldn't help but repeat, "A curse?"

Shiroshima nodded.

Immediately, a massive black shadow armor appeared behind him. Xia Mu noticed that after a day, it seemed to have completely healed, and its surface luster had gained a touch of mystique compared to before.

"This is my curse. As long as I use this special power, I will be constantly eroded by the curse. Teacher Xia Mu's [Sacred Artifact] can help me resist the curse."

"By the way, Shirashima-kun, even if what I give you can counteract the curse, you still need to be careful!"

"Teacher Xia Mu is fine. If it's just a short-term summoning, it won't have a big impact on me right now."

"That's fine then..."

As Natsuki casually spoke, he turned his head and saw a faint cross mark suddenly appear in Sayuri's eyes.

Ok?

He had a bad feeling in his heart, and immediately reached out and patted her shoulder, calling out Sayuri's name.

"This power..."

As the holy light on the other side gradually subsided, a look of surprise flashed in Shiroshima's eyes.

Looking especially at the little bear clip on Sayuri's head, she seemed to finally understand why Natsuki had so solemnly taught her how to use it.

"Can I also use this power...?"

As Shiroshima murmured, Sayuri on the other side had completely withdrawn her power. The cross-shaped stigma in her eyes disappeared, and the light emanating from the bear clip on her head also faded away.

"I almost couldn't resist taking action. Shirashima-kun can actually control demons. Are you really a human like me?"

Sayuri was initially somewhat resentful that Shirashima possessed a butterfly clip similar to hers.

But now that she has learned about the other party's abilities for the first time, she suddenly realized that Teacher Natsuki may have given such an important task to Shiroshima after careful consideration.

So she said earnestly to Shirashima, "Shirashima-kun, I acknowledge you, but the position of Natsuki-sensei's wife in the future can only be mine!"

After saying that, she puffed out her chest, and the advantage she inherited from Mikiko, because of her clothing, shone with an unusual brilliance under the light. The pink that shone unintentionally further highlighted the size of her chest.

Unfortunately, her presentation hadn't been going on for long when Xia Mu delivered a devastating blow, causing her to immediately sit back down obediently.

"..."

Shiroshima glanced down at his chest, then at Natsuki, a hint of defiance on his face.

"Alright, White Island, you can take it back now. My little place is almost too small to contain it..."

Natsuki's reminder rang in his ears, and Shiroshima finally reacted. He quickly summoned the shadow armor behind him back. This miraculous scene made Sayuri ask questions again.

"Shiroshima-kun, what exactly is this guy's true form...?"

"Shirashima-kun, how did you summon it? Can you tell me? Was it like in the TV shows...?"

"White Island..."

After what had just happened, the relationship between the two seemed to have eased a bit. However, the food on the table was almost finished, so Natsuki was about to get up to get some more meat when Shiroshima stopped him.

"Oh, right, Ms. Natsuki."

At this moment, Shirashima, who had finally managed to "get rid" of Sayuri's entanglement, spoke to Natsuki again:

"Besides the matter of the [Sacred Relic], I would also like to discuss with you the matter of the school team..."

……

Chapter 44 Reencounter with Mizuno

on Monday.

It was another morning like any other.

As dawn broke, Xia Mu had already finished breakfast, changed into her sportswear, and ran to school.

The distance from home to school is exactly seven kilometers, which is perfect for Xia Mu's current physical condition as a warm-up.

After all, his physical condition has improved a lot compared to before his evolution. If he only trains at the same level as before, it will not be enough. The indicators of his training programs must also increase in tandem to barely achieve the purpose of training.

Furthermore, Xia Mu also discovered that, following the same training programs as before, he would often feel his body becoming strained after exercising for only a short time.

But after becoming stronger, this feeling of strain was greatly delayed. By the time he stepped into the school gate, he was only slightly out of breath, clearly far from reaching his limit.

After thinking for a moment, he didn't stop, but continued running towards the playground. He ran five laps around the track before finally slowing down and stopping at a jog.

"Phew, next up are sit-ups..."

If your running metrics improve, you should also increase the frequency of your training in other areas.

Xia Mu did five hundred sit-ups and five hundred push-ups in one go before feeling a deep sense of fatigue spreading throughout his body. He simply lay down on the grass and took deep breaths to calm himself down.

In the past, he probably wouldn't have been able to walk at all under such high-intensity training, but after the enhancement, his physical recovery was also quite amazing. In just a few minutes, the fatigue slowly dissipated.

Xia Mu simultaneously felt the soreness in his muscles gradually disappear.

Instead, an undeniable vitality is healing the entire body, slowly restoring physical strength to a slight degree.

"Speaking of which, while this way of getting stronger is great, it's not fun if there are side effects like hair loss..."

As Xia Mu was complaining, she heard the students' voices coming from afar, and the sun in the sky was casting a faint, crystalline glow, completely waking the whole world from darkness.

Thinking that he had classes later, he decided to end his workout for the day. As he was getting up, he suddenly saw a pair of glossy, beautiful legs right in front of him.

Above that was a pair of white shorts, and because of the angle, he could even see a glimpse of purple fabric through the gap in the waistband.

"Natsuki?"

Hearing the familiar call, Xia Mu turned his gaze upwards, and was somewhat taken aback when he saw a slightly charming face.

"Mizuno-sensei?"

……

School clinic.

"...I never expected to run into Ms. Natsuki on the playground. Maybe I'll have good luck today!"

"Speaking of which, I haven't seen you, Natsuki-sensei, for several days now. I've almost missed you terribly..."

"so……"

"..."

At this moment, Xia Mu was sitting on a stool, looking out the window, but his gaze couldn't help but wander to the scenery beside him.

He could clearly feel a powerful suction force coming from that direction, which was difficult for even someone with a strong will to resist!

As Mizuno spoke to Natsuki, he casually took off his casual clothes, revealing his rather majestic breasts.

Xia Mu compared it and found that this scale was even larger than Mai's. The letters E or F kept popping into his mind.

When he came to his senses, he realized that Mizuno had already put on her white work uniform, and her smooth thighs were covered with thin white stockings.

After finally getting dressed, Mizuno walked towards Natsuki, her high heels clicking on the wooden floor.

Even in her work uniform, her stunning figure still exuded a strong visual impact. Her legs were crossed, and the allure she revealed in every movement seemed perfectly natural.