"This is a perfect match for my blood energy technique!"
Ryuji was genuinely thrilled. One look at this ability told him it was exactly what he needed—something that could help him train even when he wasn't using those overpowered, borderline-broken potions, or relying on his tenfold recovery rate.
Training in blood energy consumed a tremendous amount of bodily energy. At its core, blood energy was simply the act of plundering one's own vitality. Here in this world, he wasn't afraid because of his enhanced constitution and accelerated healing.
But out there, in other worlds, it would be a different story entirely.
He didn't dare assume his physical prowess could match the people of Arad. While he was certainly a bit special, his body couldn't hold a candle to the freakish physicality of those from Arad—especially not the ones with demonic hands.
That's why the technique "Life Return" had come at the perfect time!
Even though he hadn't watched One Piece in depth, the description alone was enough for him to understand that this ability would allow him to efficiently digest food and repair his body without relying on his stash of broken items.
That was important. Using those miraculous items for minor injuries would be a waste—they were lifesaving resources, best kept for emergencies when there were no alternatives.
Running out of them at the worst possible moment would be nothing short of tragic.
And with this ability, he could now enhance his body with blood energy at an even faster rate!
Of course, he'd only truly know its benefits once he started training with it.
Ryuji double-checked the surrounding area one more time. Once he was sure there were no remaining loot crates, he climbed the stairs he had built and returned to the steel shelter.
The cratered battlefield below was clearly no longer suitable for training, so he decided he'd just work out near the trader's hut.
The space wasn't huge, but he could just run more laps—no big deal.
But just as he finally climbed back up, he noticed something strange.
Everyone was waiting for him. All of them wore serious expressions as they stared in his direction.
Not just Rin and the others—Hermione and Song Hana, the newcomers, were there too, watching him from near the trader's territory with skeptical, questioning looks.
The first to speak, however, was none other than Robin.
The tanned, mature beauty set down her book and gave a lazy stretch as she turned toward Ryuji.
"Mr. Ryuji, you should be able to send me back now, right? The newcomers are already aware of the situation here. So, I assume I'm free to leave?"
As she spoke, she glanced at Hermione, then continued.
"But, Mr. Ryuji… are you absolutely sure there's no other way to send people back?"
She personally didn't mind trading her chastity for survival—it wasn't a big deal to her. On the sea, things like that were trivial. A child of the ocean didn't get caught up in such hang-ups.
She had only used a clone to deal with Ryuji because she didn't want to risk getting pregnant by a man she'd barely just met. There was also a sliver of… curiosity in her.
Though in hindsight, she figured she might as well have just used her mouth instead.
"To be honest, I've only ever found this one method," Ryuji said, shrugging. "I was honestly worried what I'd do if a guy showed up instead."
Ryuji spread his hands in exasperation. He was just as helpless about the situation.
It wasn't hard to guess what was causing the tension—Hermione, currently looking at him like he was some kind of pervert.
He had to admit, this younger, loli-version of Hermione really was her at her peak in terms of cuteness. Honestly, Ryuji didn't care much for her adult appearance.
Once she grew up, Fleur was objectively more attractive anyway.
After all, no one expects a loli to have… curves.
"So… there really isn't any other way? You haven't explored alternatives?" Hermione asked.
"Nope," Ryuji replied bluntly. "From what I've gathered, your emotions during the act trigger some kind of energy fluctuation. But let's be real—how likely is it for two people to develop deep feelings in two or three days?"
He shrugged. "I wish there were other options. I really do. Even with Kiri, who clearly liked me, it wasn't until we actually did it that the return option became available. What else could I do?"
"I see…" Robin didn't press the matter further. She simply stepped forward with confidence.
"In that case, let's get it over with, Mr. Ryuji. Send me back."
Ryuji nodded and moved to stand in front of her, placing a hand lightly on her shoulder—there were still kids around, after all.
He activated his power. In the next moment, Robin's body began to fade. A second later, she found herself standing on an island, next to the small boat she had prepared earlier.
With a delighted grin, she waved to Ryuji's vanishing image, leapt into the boat, and began paddling out to sea.
"It actually worked!" gasped Song Hana, her voice youthful and energetic—girlish, but clearly belonging to someone of legal age. Unlike Hermione, there was no ambiguity.
"It reeks of conspiracy," Hermione muttered, nodding sharply with suspicion in her eyes.
It was all just a little too convenient.
Randomly pulled into this strange world. Randomly encountering a man who could supposedly send you back—if you slept with him. Who wouldn't be suspicious?
I knew it, Hermione thought grimly.
"Ryuji is definitely human," Rias said as she stepped forward to vouch for him. "A very fragile one, actually. As for why he can send us back, it's probably related to his unique constitution."
Over the past few days, Rias had seen Ryuji's organs regenerate more than once. She had even secretly used his blood for a magical analysis and was certain—Ryuji was just a very unlucky human.
Well, perhaps "unlucky" with a twist.
His body harbored intense spatial-temporal energy, but he didn't seem to have any control over it.
Not that it mattered. As a high-class devil, she could investigate him thoroughly when his guard was down.
She could even overpower him easily—knock him unconscious with a spell if she wanted to. She had plenty of enchantments that could render him helpless before he even knew what hit him.
But that wasn't her style.
Ryuji had saved her. She wasn't one of those heartless types who would take advantage of someone like that.
"So you say," Song Hana replied, crossing her arms. "But that doesn't mean you're not in on it with him."
Hearing that, Rin gave her a sidelong glance—it was like looking at her past self.
"Well then…" Rias chuckled, and a sphere of pure magical energy materialized in her hand.
With a flick of her fingers, the orb shot into the sky and exploded like a miniature sun.
The resulting shockwave and intense heat nearly knocked everyone off their feet. The blast was so powerful it triggered alarms across the trader's outpost, the structures ringing with metallic clangs.
"If I wanted to do something to you, do you really think you could resist?" she said with a smile that didn't reach her eyes.
Song Hana flinched, and Hermione instinctively clung to her leg, hiding behind her.
The message had been received loud and clear.
"I get it now," Song Hana muttered. With that level of destructive power, if Rias wanted to force them, she wouldn't need to use tricks.
But that wasn't the most unnerving part.
Her watch wasn't picking up any signals—not a single satellite in range. And yet, her device didn't indicate that any jamming was in effect.
Even the positions of the moon and sun were wrong.
Yes, holograms could pull off impressive illusions—but bypassing a secure base's defenses? No way.
Unless… this whole thing had the backing of her entire government. And if that were the case…
She might as well give in. Maybe she could even squeeze out some extra funding.
Thinking of the oligarchy that ruled her homeland, Song Hana sighed deeply.
"Well, let's get this over with, then. Oral is enough, right?" she said bluntly, glancing at Ryuji and miming a swallowing motion.
Ryuji was left speechless.
Sure, this was where things were heading anyway—but did she have to be so straightforward? Wasn't this the same girl who loved gaming and electronics?
"What's with that face?" Song Hana huffed. "Did you seriously expect a girl from my kind of country to be shy about something like this? Come on—are you really a modern man?"
She really didn't care. If it meant going home, and all she had to do was use her mouth? It wasn't ideal, sure, but it wasn't the end of the world.
It's not like it'd break anything.
As for moral struggles or emotional damage…
She'd fought on real battlefields. Stuff like this? Just part of the job.
"I just thought maybe you'd show a little tact—considering the little girl hiding behind you," Ryuji muttered, pointing to Hermione, who looked thoroughly scandalized.
But Song Hana simply shrugged.
"Look, if what you said is true, she'll have to deal with it too eventually. So let's just get it over with. Drop your pants—I've got a tournament qualifier to make. If we do this quick, I can still catch it."
Are you insulting me?!
Ryuji's eyes widened. He genuinely hadn't expected Song Hana to be this damn direct.
Ryuji sighed and rubbed his face, feeling both helpless and a bit exasperated.
"My intuition says you're right," Song Hana said, folding her arms and staring straight at him. "But my logic tells me there's something fishy going on here. Most of the time, though, I just trust my gut."
"By the way… do you have condoms? I really don't want to catch some weird disease."
Ryuji blinked in disbelief.
Wow, she really was brutally practical.
Seeing Song Hana ready to move on, eager for action, Ryuji rubbed his temples. He actually did bring some.
"Yeah. I got some."
Satisfied, Song Hana was about to drag Ryuji inside. Her story about the upcoming qualifier match was just a cover—she'd just come down from the mech battlefield and feared more mechs might show up. She wanted to get back quickly.
"Alright, let's go."
She took a step forward and reached to grab Ryuji's hand—but just then, Rin appeared, grabbing Ryuji by the collar.
"There's gotta be an order to this, you know. I've been waiting for a long time."
Before Song Hana could react, Rin yanked Ryuji inside and shut the door firmly. No chance for protest.
The moment Ryuji was pulled inside, Rin tossed him unceremoniously onto the bed. He looked up at her frozen, serious expression with a mix of resignation and disbelief.
"If you wanted to get back so badly, why didn't you say so earlier? The condoms are right over there…"
"Wait. You're not really planning to go after that little girl, are you?" Rin interrupted sharply, folding her arms and giving him a piercing look.
"While I want to believe you're telling the truth… seriously? You pervert, are you sure you're not lying? If you're willing to try something else, I wouldn't mind letting you use my… my… my body to bear your offspring!"
Rin's voice cracked halfway through, as if giving up on herself.
From a mage's perspective, leaving behind strong heirs before a potentially deadly battle was only natural.
She curled her legs up shyly, her cheeks flushing.
"No."
Ryuji's answer was cold and direct.
"Also, can we not talk about this dangerous topic anymore?"
He truly didn't want to deal with it.
He couldn't bear to watch people die in this world, so he'd already made up his mind.
Even if it meant risking a fatal error, he would save them!
"That's because she's still a child! I can't just watch you become a scumbag, okay? By the way, do you like my legs?"
Rin's tone suddenly shifted. She lifted her black-stockinged leg and pressed it firmly between Ryuji's thighs.
Instantly, Ryuji was wide awake.
"Of course!"
Rin's hand rested on a bottle containing Ryuji's blood—a Command Spell relic made from his blood. It didn't do much beyond detecting lies.
And clearly, Ryuji had never lied.
Still, Rin wanted to test him.
"Well then… do you think my chest is small?"
Ryuji looked at her lips, thinking it'd be a very bad idea to tell the girl who was about to… give him a blowjob that her chest was small.
He nodded firmly again.
"Not small!"
The relic in Rin's hand reacted instantly.
"…"
A sudden flare of frustration ignited in Rin's mind.
"Sorry, for having a small breasts!"
She tossed the relic aside and rolled up her sleeves, preparing to give Ryuji a little "surprise" courtesy of the Tosaka family.
But seeing his panicked expression, she gave up.
"So, really no other way? Want to try an experiment with me?"
Rin smoothed back her hair, eyes gleaming with curiosity.
"If it's related to emotions, maybe if I hypnotize you—since you've already done it with me—then I could be sent back immediately?"
She asked cautiously.
"I haven't tried, and I'm not going to. Too risky."
Ryuji made an X with his arms right in front of himself.
There was no way he would hand over his consciousness to anyone.
But Rin wouldn't give up so easily.
She wanted to protect that girl Hermione from doing anything strange, so she was determined to keep trying.
A little setback wasn't going to stop her.
"Fine, I'll try it—but I warn you, don't do anything weird to me during the experiment!"
"Hey, hey, what about my opinion? Don't dump all these troublesome things on me. Don't you think that's a bit much?"
Ryuji crossed his arms and gave Rin a look of utter disbelief.
But Rin just shot him a disdainful glare and went right back to preparing.
"If you agree, you get to use my pussy!"
Ryuji was genuinely surprised.
"Huh? Do you really have to go that far?"
"I just want to."
Rin snorted coldly and pulled out a Command Spell made from her own brain. After embedding a spell to awaken herself inside it, she didn't even wait for Ryuji to speak—she took out a pocket watch and snapped her fingers right in front of her.
Hypnosis was a skill every mage learned. If someone else tried it on her, she could usually resist unless the power was ridiculously strong.
But hypnotizing herself? Totally defenseless. Using magic on herself like this was easy.
The next moment, Ryuji's expression shifted drastically.
"My dear!"
Rin suddenly lunged at him, wrapping her arms around his neck. Her face rubbed against his, and her long legs ground between his. Her cheeks flushed deeply, eyes full of affection—there wasn't a trace of the usual proud tsundere heiress. Instead, she looked utterly lovestruck.
"…"
Is this woman crazy? And is this really okay?
Just as Ryuji was pondering, Rin forced her flushed face right in front of his.
"My dear, hurry up and devour me from head to toe! I can't wait to be your slave!"
Ryuji stared silently at the almost delirious Rin, quietly pulling out his phone to start recording video and audio. Then he spoke.
"Say something even more scandalous."
Self-hypnotized Rin didn't object at all—she went right for it.
"Okay! Master! I'm your little bitch! Please feed your big sausage to your cutest, most loving little bitch inside! As long as it's you, I can do anything! Just please make me raise my butt like a bitch and keep giving birth like a bitch!"
Ryuji's jaw dropped as Rin kept rubbing her body against his. Naturally, he started to respond physically.
But since he'd promised, Ryuji decided to act. He put a hand firmly on Rin's shoulder.
Suddenly, an option appeared before his eyes:
[Return now?]
It actually worked??
Ryuji's mind was full of question marks.
He looked at Rin, still grinding on him, completely baffled.
Just as he prepared to snap Rin out of it, her hand slid down to his pants.
But then her eyes suddenly cleared, and the Return prompt vanished instantly.
"…"
Ryuji looked at her.
Rin, pretending nothing had happened, blushed deeply and raised her head.
"Is it okay?"
Ryuji hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
"It's okay—only while you're still hypnotized though. The moment you snap out of it, it's a no-go."
Rin's face lit up with joy. It seemed her guess was right.
"Well… that's not a problem. I can just set a timed spell for it."
Ryuji shook his head and stood up, ready to pull his pants back on.
But just as he opened the door, Rin spoke again.
"What are you doing?"
He turned to see her still blushing, and shrugged.
"Since you don't really need to do it with me, then I'll just send you all back."
Since he couldn't be with these beautiful girls for real, though it was disappointing, he wasn't about to lie.
"Serious…"
Rin turned her head away.
"I'm serious about getting pregnant."
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