Martial artists can never be ultimately insulted.

After repeatedly demonstrating the allure techniques of the Shiranui school, the side effects continued to take effect, as the estrogen levels in Mai Shiranui's body had not yet fully decreased.

Now, stimulated by the masculine aura emanating from Yuan Chen, which was mixed with a large amount of pheromones, his face turned as if a bucket of water had been poured onto a red-hot iron plate.

My brain shut down, my limbs felt as limp as if my bones had been removed, and my cheeks and earlobes turned red all the way to my collarbone, almost as if they were about to bleed.

Then, Mai Shiranui suddenly bent over, completely disregarding how voluptuous her lower body would appear while kneeling, and simply clutched her lower abdomen, saying:

"I... need to use the restroom..."

Volume 1: Chapter 130 - The Lingering Charm

Watching Mai Shiranui leave in a hurry, Yuan Chen and Genryusai Maki remained silent. After a long while, Genryusai Maki finally stood up, picked up a mop, and prepared to clean up the water stains left by Mai Shiranui as she left.

"Wu Shui... I mean, Wu is sweating a lot, hahaha."

Genryusai Maki said with a somewhat embarrassed chuckle.

Upon hearing Genryusai Maki's words, Yuan Chen simply nodded, then took a deep breath and ended the stimulation of his glands with life energy.

But just as Mai Shiranui said, the charm technique of the Shiranui style works internally, first affecting the user and then charming others. So even after the ninjutsu is finished, the pheromones that are secreted in excess due to the energy will continue to have an effect.

Thinking it over, Yuan Chen glanced at the raised flag. With just a simple sense, Yuan Chen was certain that if he were to use the Fatal Chicken Strike to forcibly recover now, it would only cause his hand to hurt afterward, accompanied by the Battle Qi Explosion.

If the hard approach doesn't work, we'll have to try the soft approach.

Standing up, Yuan Chen said, "I'm going to the restroom too."

Upon hearing this, Genryusai Maki subconsciously looked at Yuan Chen, then quickly turned her head away as if startled by something, saying, "Oh."

Then, Yuan Chen walked past Genryusai Maki.

As she walked, she resembled a knight engaged in a medieval duel, her terrifying spear pointing straight ahead. Even through the thick fabric, Genryusai Maki could clearly feel its ferocious sharpness.

He was full of vigor and vitality. Although he wasn't sweating, a large patch of his fabric was clearly soaked from the tip of the gun.

How long has this been accumulating...?

She dared not speak, fearing she would provoke a further reaction from Yuan Chen. But then, Genryusai Maki realized... wait a minute, wasn't this Yuan Chen's first time at the Shiranui-ryu dojo? Did he really know where the toilet was?

This isn't a public restroom, so there aren't any road signs or anything like that.

Thinking this through, Genryusai Maki quickly realized the blind spot in the matter.

Damn it, it seems Yuan Chen is following the water stains left by Wu Liu!

"I'll cook!" Genryusai Maki subconsciously stood up, but as soon as she stood up, she showed a look of surprise and uncertainty.

On the one hand, they have confidence in Yuan Chen's ability to control him.

On the other hand, it also gives them a full understanding of Yuan Chen's current state and Wu's charm...

Perhaps it's best to let them solve it themselves?

Thinking this through, after a long silence, Genryusai Maki finally stood up, her face contorted with reluctance, and decided to follow the water stain...

Regardless, Wu is his friend, and Yuan Chen is the next sect leader of the Martial God Sect whom he recognizes. As a friend and fellow disciple, it would be fine if they were in love, but the current situation is clearly not right!

Just as Genryusai Maki decided to follow, on the other side, Gen Chen was already walking briskly down the corridor along the trail of dripping water.

It's not that I have any feelings for Mai Shiranui... well, I do have feelings for her.

But Yuan Chen wasn't the type to ignore everything when he was hungry. The main reason he didn't ask where the toilet was was because Genryusai Maki herself was quite beautiful. Although she wasn't as naturally alluring as Mai Shiranui, she was still pretty in her current state...

It's so intense that I'd explode if I looked at it even once more.

Although it is unknown where the toilet is at the Shiranui-ryu dojo, Mai Shiranui goes back to her bedroom to change clothes. In similar living spaces, the toilet is often located near the bedroom for convenience when washing up in the morning or using the toilet in the middle of the night.

As Yuan Chen expected, he found the restroom at the corner of the corridor and immediately went over to open the door.

But with a clicking sound, Yuan Chen realized that the door had been locked, and at the same time, he heard Shiranui Mai's tense voice coming from inside.

"Someone!"

"Weren't you going back to your room to change?" Yuan Chen frowned upon discovering that Mai Shiranui was inside.

Upon recognizing Yuan Chen's voice, Mai Shiranui, who was busy at work, seemed to be stimulated, her whole body trembling violently. She then swallowed hard, and with feigned nonchalance, gritted her teeth and chuckled, cursing:

"I've sweated so much! How can I go straight back to my room? I need to wipe myself down first!"

As she spoke, Mai Shiranui suddenly gasped sharply, accompanied by the sound of rushing water. After a moment, she continued speaking nonchalantly:

"More importantly, why did you come along... Let me tell you, don't do anything wrong..."

Although she tried to appear calm, anyone with ears could tell that Mai Shiranui's voice sounded a bit strange.

“You should know better than I do the effects of charm on the caster. I need to deal with it,” Yuan Chen said succinctly, without any intention of hiding anything or lying.

In such matters, speaking in a hesitant or evasive tone will only arouse suspicion. It is better to clearly state the reasons and purpose to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings and associations.

“Well… wait here! Or go to another restroom.” Mai Shiranui said, her voice trembling. “I’ve been sweating a lot… I need to shower first—let’s get in line!”

Upon hearing this, Yuan Chen frowned, but then he heard footsteps behind him.

Turning around, I saw Genryusai Maki following the water trail.

Looking at Yuan Chen standing at the door, Genryusai Maki was also stunned. She had walked all the way and confirmed that this was the direction Wu had left in, and also the direction where Wu's boudoir was located. She had been worried that she was a step too late.

He hurriedly followed, not expecting that Yuan Chen actually came looking for the restroom...

Seeing Genji follow Shiranui Ryuu's trail, Genji thought he was trying to take the opportunity to... go to the toilet.

Thinking about it, Genryusai Maki scratched her head and suddenly realized that her behavior seemed to be no different from Gen Chen's, both of them deliberately following him.

Realizing her mistake, Genryusai Maki quickly changed the subject, saying, "I was worried you wouldn't be able to find the restroom... By the way, why aren't you going in yet?"

"Someone's there..."

Yuan Chen sighed, then said, "I need to leave for a bit... My hormones are surging, and if I don't deal with it, it might affect my physical condition."

Hearing the noise and glancing at the water stains on the ground, Genryusai Maki immediately realized the situation and silently nodded in understanding.

In the restroom, upon hearing that Genryusai Maki had also caught up, Mai fell silent. Her body and mind became increasingly tense, and she forced herself to remain silent, afraid that if she opened her mouth, she would lose control and give herself away.

Even though the situation is obvious now, it's completely different to keep it to yourself than to say it out loud.

Just pretend nothing happened when the time comes!

Yuan Chen didn't want to talk much about it. He just gave a brief explanation and then turned around, found a nearby room, and went in to play a game of Microsoft's flight simulator.

At first, Genryusai Maki didn't care and didn't want to get involved anymore, but as soon as she looked away, her eyes widened again.

"Wait! That's dance—"

"..." Entering the room, looking at the furnishings and girlish decorations...

After a moment of silence, Yuan Chen took a deep breath, feeling the lingering scent of the room's owner constantly stimulating his already restless nerves. Since things had already come to this, he simply locked the door, ignored the airport environment, and forced his way into takeoff.

Standing in the middle of the corridor, to his left was Wu taking a shower in the toilet, and to his right was A-Chen playing flight simulator in Wu's room. He was the only one with nothing to do...

For a moment, Genryusai Maki didn't know whether this sense of incongruity was due to the adulterous couple or to herself.

After much deliberation, Genryusai Maki could only sigh deeply and then decided to stop worrying about these ridiculous matters and go back to drink some water to calm down.

After a while, Wu cautiously opened the door, poked half her head out and looked around. She breathed a sigh of relief after finding no one around. Then, wearing a loose martial arts uniform and holding her wet underwear, she felt the cool breeze passing through her uniform and quickly ran back to her room. Without saying a word, she closed and locked the door.

After confirming everything, Mai Shiranui breathed a sigh of relief, then turned around and saw Yuan Chen sitting on her bed playing a flight simulator.

Wearing only a thin martial arts uniform, disheveled from her hurried run, and looking at Yuan Chen who was clearly also affected, Mai Shiranui said with difficulty, "No, you... I... the traces I left behind are very difficult to clean!"

“…I do know a way to do it without leaving a trace.” Yuan Chen said in a deep voice, gazing at Mai Shiranui’s lips.

After a while, she changed into new clothes, applied new lipstick, breathed on her palms to make sure she wasn't acting childish, and checked that there were no extra marks on her body before turning her resentful gaze to Yuan Chen behind her.

"You bastard...!" Mai Shiranui gritted her teeth and said angrily.

"You're dead if you tell anyone, you stinky Ah Chen!"

"I won't tell," Yuan Chen replied, shaking his head.

Upon hearing Yuan Chen's earnest response, Mai Shiranui remained silent for a moment before saying, "However, this is also a side effect of the charm technique... I... will reluctantly forgive you."

Hearing Mai Shiranui's slightly awkward voice, Yuan Chen shook his head and said, "I'll take responsibility... But speaking of which, do you have any larger martial arts uniforms? They feel a bit tight."

Upon hearing this, Mai Shiranui initially hummed arrogantly, seemingly quite satisfied with Yuan Chen's attitude.

But upon hearing that the martial arts uniform didn't fit, she immediately pouted and said:

"Take a look at our height difference! No matter how loose my martial arts uniform is, it definitely won't fit you! Honestly... I'll go to the warehouse and see if I can find anything suitable."

A moment later, Mai Shiranui returned carrying a somewhat worn martial arts uniform and said, "You're lucky. There are a few sets in the warehouse that my dad used to keep as spares. Although they've been there for a long time, they're in very good condition. You can change into them first."

"Wouldn't that be inappropriate?" Upon hearing this, Yuan Chen paused for a moment, then asked, "After all, it's your father's keepsake..."

"My parents passed away when I was very young, and my grandfather raised me."

Hearing Yuan Chen's words, Mai Shiranui didn't seem to care much, only saying after explaining, "But thank you for your concern anyway..."

Hearing what Mai Shiranui said, Yuan Chen didn't say anything more. After changing into his martial arts uniform, he stretched his body a little and said, "It fits well and is much more comfortable."

Upon hearing this, Mai Shiranui glanced at Yuan Chen twice, then stepped forward to help straighten his clothes and buttons. After confirming that everything was in order, she nodded with satisfaction.

But the next moment, a complex and wistful expression appeared on Mai Shiranui's face: "Really... we've only known each other for a day, how come suddenly..."

"It's because of the charm technique and the golden flames, isn't it?" Yuan Chen said.

"The charm technique causes a surge in the secretion of related hormones in the body, and the golden flame further enhances the effects and concentration of these hormones. The life energy that constitutes the golden flame originates from my body, which will generate unconscious feelings of attraction..."

On the bright side, the fact that we managed to resist the final hurdle despite so many influences at least proves that we were resisting this instinctive impulse.

"Who would be happy about something like this..." Upon hearing Yuan Chen's explanation, Mai Shiranui merely hummed a few times before saying:

"Although this happened rather suddenly, since you said you'd take responsibility, you have to take full responsibility! Otherwise, I'll get angry!"

"Will do."

Yuan Chen nodded, but then added, "However..."

"But what?" Mai Shiranui asked.

“However, my family situation is rather unique,” ​​Yuan Chen replied.

But after hearing Yuan Chen's answer, Mai Shiranui didn't seem nervous or bothered at all. She simply waved her hand and said, "Hmph! No problem! I can handle this myself!"

"Let's hope so." Seeing Mai Shiranui's confident demeanor, Yuan Chen didn't discourage her. He simply changed his clothes and followed Mai Shiranui back to the martial arts arena.

Seeing the two return together, Genryusai Maki, who had been waiting for some time, was also taken aback. Then, with a look of suspicion, she said, "Um... the clothes A-Chen was wearing before... don't seem to be the same ones he's wearing now?"

"His clothes got dirty too, so I changed them for him temporarily." With a sigh, Mai Shiranui shrugged helplessly and said, "So I found a set of clothes that fit A-Chen first. As for the previous set... I'll send it back to you after I wash it."

Finally, Mai Shiranui looked at Yuan Chen, who nodded and said, "Then I'll trouble you."

"Humph."

Upon hearing Yuan Chen's thanks, Mai Shiranui merely gave a soft hum.

Meanwhile, Genryusai Maki looked at Yuan Chen, who had his arm draped over Mai Shiranui's shoulder, and then glanced at Mai, who seemed completely unconcerned and was even standing next to Yuan Chen. She tilted her head in confusion.

Is it just my imagination? It seems like...they've gotten a lot closer?

Volume 1: Chapter 131 - On the Way Home from School

Although she still felt ashamed, Mai Shiranui tried her best to appear poised and generous, and did not show that she cared too much.

However, it was obvious that this was just for show in front of her best friend. Whenever Genryusai Maki looked away, Shiranui Mai would secretly make a face at Genji.

However, no matter how much you pretend, some things are unavoidable.

"...Aren't you going to eat something?" After finishing with the miscellaneous tasks, Genryusai Maki brought out some pastries and looked at Shiranui Mai with some surprise, asking, "Didn't you say you were very hungry? Why aren't you eating anything now?"

Upon hearing this, Mai Shiranui's lips twitched twice as she said, "I just ate something... I'm not hungry now."

As they spoke, Mai Shiranui's gaze involuntarily drifted towards Yuan Chen, only to see him devouring his food, looking as if he were starving.

This left Mai Shiranui unsure whether to be happy or angry, as it indirectly proved that Yuan Chen was captivated by her charm. Thinking this, she handed over her portion of pastry and said:

"You can have this... If you're still hungry, there's more in the fridge, you can take it home. If you want some more, I'll make you some later."

"Thank you. You can try my cooking sometime if you have the chance." Yuan Chen nodded and thanked him.

Mai Shiranui just pursed her lips, clearly misunderstood, but Yuan Chen didn't correct her. After all, it's all about eating, just different things.

After having some snacks and glancing at the time, Yuan Chen prepared to leave.

Upon hearing that Yuan Chen was leaving, Shiranui Hanzo also arrived and handed a small booklet to Yuan Chen, saying: