Chapter 169: Hayasaka Ai's Close-Range Probe! Horror!
"I really traveled through... the Doomsday Chat Group is too amazing, isn't it?"
Kiana looked excited, still reliving the experience of visiting another world.
Unfortunately, time here hadn't changed at all; she still had to attend classes.
The thought of classes instantly made her good mood vanish.
She lay listlessly on her desk, a "King" reduced to attending high school.
Her gaze caught sight of a very tired-looking figure passing by outside the window.
...
When taking the train.
This time, Ren didn't use his dominant aura but directly stretched space.
It seemed like they were a meter away from other passengers, but in reality, the space in between was stretched dozens of meters.
This casual, flawless spatial manipulation greatly astonished Eriri and Yukino.
But Eriri, after her initial shock, immediately pouted.
Yukino poked Ren's hand, hinting softly: "Eriri seems to be jealous."
"Who's jealous of him! Hmph!"
Eriri reacted fiercely, like a kitten whose tail had been stepped on.
The tsundere act had begun!
This was not a good sign.
Ren simply pulled Eriri into an embrace and, ignoring her muffled protests, kissed her forcefully.
Eriri went from resisting, to complying, to melting docility in just a few minutes.
This was his special method for Eriri's tsundere moments, very simple and effective.
Seeing Eriri completely settled down, her cheeks flushed, Ren asked, "What are you jealous of?"
Eriri, her face flushed, revealed her small canine teeth and muttered softly, glancing resentfully at Yukino: "It's all your fault, you haven't spent time with me in so long, and that day with Yukino..."
"!!!"
Yukino, who was suddenly mentioned, instantly recalled the scene from that day, when she had been coerced into using her cat tail...
A deep blush quickly spread across her calm face. Don't mention such embarrassing things in public!
"..."
Ren's hand, which was holding Eriri, reached down, his fingers brushing the hem of her skirt.
Eriri squirmed, her face beet red. "W-what are you doing... we're on the train!"
He suddenly remembered something, and with a wicked smile, he asked, "Eriri, have you ever tried... the real 'electric train'?"
Eriri blinked her watery, confused eyes. "Train... electric train?"
Yukino, however, became a girl who understood in a second. Her face paled, then flushed red with disbelief. "Ren-kun, don't be absurd! We'll be at the school in ten minutes!"
In short, there wouldn't be enough time for what he was implying.
"That's not necessarily true," Ren chuckled.
He opened the Chat Group.
He had 2.4 million doomsday points.
He opened the ability enhancement function.
He chose to enhance the King of Chronos.
[System: Ding! 500,000 doomsday points have been consumed!]
[System: The King of Chronos has been enhanced to Lv. 6!]
The King of Chronos at Lv. 6.
"Time, slow down!"
Ren's Holy Domain unfolded as he spoke.
Time would be controlled by the King of Chronos!
Under the horrified gazes of Yukino and Eriri, everything before them—the passengers outside their 'bubble', the scenery, the digital clock on the wall—became extremely slow, as if time had frozen.
In reality, he could indeed stop time for the entire Earth.
But he didn't do that.
Because what he was about to do was very time-consuming, and stopping time for so long would consume too much energy.
Slowing down time was more practical.
Although he only slowed down the time for the entire Earth.
However, it would not affect the Earth or the universe.
He knew this when he gained the ability.
The world's laws would self-regulate.
The area where time was manipulated was like a time block that had been removed, detached from the river of time, but it wouldn't create a new timeline.
When the time manipulation ended, this block would be reinserted into its original time.
He had no need to worry about any negative effects from manipulating time.
"Time... has slowed down!"
Yukino was shocked by Ren's new power; this was the power of time.
"Haha, now I can even stop time and reverse time without any problems."
Ren smirked, turning his attention back to the two girls. His hand slid under Eriri's skirt. "Eriri, is there enough time now?"
"Ah? N-No! Wait! Ren! Yukino is right here!" Eriri yelped, trying to squirm away, but his grip was firm.
"She can watch," Ren whispered, unzipping his pants. "Or she can help."
"Yukino! Help me! Don't just stand there!" Eriri pleaded, her face burning.
Yukino was frozen, her body stiff. "Ren-kun... this is... this is public... it's... immoral..."
"Is it?" Ren chuckled, pulling Eriri's head down towards his lap. "No one will ever know. We have... hours."
Eriri's protests turned into muffled-sounding sobs and gasps, as Yukino watched in horrified, fascinated embarrassment. The 'electric train' pun became a literal reality, as Ren made Eriri worship him, teasing her about the 'vibrations' of the carriage.
"Yukino," Ren said, his voice calm. "She's not doing it right. Come here and push her head down... just a little push."
Yukino's gasp was audible, but under his smiling gaze, she eventually, tremblingly, did as he asked.
...
Inside the Supernatural Research Club.
Everyone was there except for Ren.
Three people were slumped listlessly on the desks.
Yotsuya Miko.
She was tired and sleepy due to her aura, which Marin and Yumiko could understand.
But what was wrong with Eriri and Yui Yuigahama?
They were both clutching their stomachs, looking pale, as if they had stomach aches?
Yumiko asked Yui with concern, "Yui, are you feeling unwell?"
Marin asked Eriri suspiciously, "Eriri, are you also feeling unwell?"
"No... not at all, I just ate too much this morning," Yui said with a weak laugh, trying to brush it off.
Eriri also forced a dry laugh and chimed in, "Me... me too."
Yui shifted in her seat, the dull ache between her legs a familiar echo of Eriri's obvious exhaustion. Ren had paid her a very early... 'visit'... this morning before school, and the 'mutual understanding' in Eriri's eyes was unmistakable. They were sisters in arms... and in soreness.
Yumiko frowned, "Why did you eat so much? Aren't you two supposed to be maintaining your figures?"
"Hehe..."
Yui and Eriri gave forced smiles.
Their gazes met, and whether it was an illusion or not, there was a feeling of mutual understanding.
Eriri was complaining inwardly, who knew how she spent those virtual hours in the time-slowed space Ren created on the train?
Oh... someone knew.
Eriri's resentful little eyes looked towards Yukino.
Yukino's body stiffened slightly, her earlobes turning crimson, and her gaze darted around, not daring to meet Eriri's eyes.
Eriri had cried and begged her for help.
But... besides her own embarrassment, Yukino was truly scared.
The main reason was that the things Ren and Eriri played with... she didn't understand them.
Ren was always extremely gentle when he faced her.
But when he faced Eriri, it was a completely different dynamic, and it felt like Eriri was enjoying it, experiencing both pain and pleasure.
So, she was truly scared at the time.
She honestly remained a bystander, at most... at most, giving Eriri that little push he'd asked for.
She had done her best!
In this awkward atmosphere...
Knock, knock!
Someone knocked on the door.
Yukino cleared her throat, calmed herself, and said coolly, "Come in."
Whoosh!
The classroom door opened.
When they saw the newcomer, everyone had a first impression: a blonde gyaru, somewhat similar in style to Marin.
Of course, they knew that Marin wasn't a real gyaru, she just liked to dress up.
They didn't know if the person in front of them was.
"Yo-ho, I'm Hayasaka Ai," Hayasaka Ai walked into the classroom with a familiar, practiced air.
Yukino frowned and asked directly, "Hayasaka-san, do you have a request for our club?"
Hayasaka Ai's eyes quickly scanned the group.
Years of observational training, combined with previously investigated information, allowed her to quickly analyze their mental states.
Yukino Yukinoshita. In the same class as Ren. The second daughter of the Yukinoshita Family... high-class beauty. Current state: Calm facade, but pupils are slightly dilated and her earlobes are red. Suppressing extreme embarrassment and lingering arousal?
Miura Yumiko. In the same class as Ren. Blonde normie Queen. Seems to have a personality clash with Yukino? Standard.
Yotsuya Miko. A first-year junior. Timid. Often mentally sluggish.
Kitagawa Marin. Looks like a gyaru, but is actually an otaku. Likes cosplay.
Yui Yuigahama. In the same class as Ren. Docile personality. Current state... pale, slight tremor in her legs, clutching her stomach... signs of post-coital exhaustion?
Eriri Spencer Sawamura. In the same class as Ren. His known girlfriend. Talented artist... Current state... identical to Yuigahama. Post-coital exhaustion and lingering arousal/irritation?
"Hiss!"
Something's not right!
A club full of girls.
If her micro-expression analysis wasn't wrong, three of them were in a post-arousal state, and two of them were clearly exhausted from sexual activity. And one of them wasn't the target's girlfriend?
She had come specifically to investigate Ren's associates for Kaguya-sama.
This situation caught her a bit off guard.
"Hayasaka-san."
Seeing that Hayasaka Ai hadn't spoken, Yukino reminded her again, her voice a little colder.
"Oh, oh, I don't have a request! I'm here to find Ren-kun," Hayasaka Ai immediately switched to an extremely relaxed, friendly gyaru posture.
After she said this.
Except for Miko, who was sleeping, everyone's gaze seemed to focus on her.
...
Hayasaka Ai sensed something was wrong.
Because the gazes of some of these girls... they suddenly made her feel a sense of profound fear.
From... Yukino Yukinoshita and Eriri!
No... there's another one!
Her gaze quickly swept around.
There was a gaze, there really was one... but there was no one there?
What she couldn't see was that, just ten centimeters to her side, Megumi Kato was quietly observing her, especially watching her rapidly scanning, analytical eyes.
This person is investigating Ren-kun. Megumi silently noted it in her heart.
"!!!"
For some reason, Hayasaka Ai felt a bone-deep chilling aura.
This club... has a big problem!
Hayasaka Ai touched the back of her head with her right hand and said with a forced, bright smile, "Haha, Ren-kun doesn't seem to be here, so I'll come find him next time. Bye-bye!"
With a bang, the classroom door closed, and Hayasaka Ai had already run off.
"That Hayasaka Ai person has a problem," Megumi said, her voice appearing out of nowhere.
The others looked at her.
"She is intentionally investigating Ren-kun."
Marin was a little worried: "She wouldn't know that we are Psychics, would she?"
Yui became even more flustered: "Could it be some crazy scientist sent to capture us? I have to protect Ren-kun!"
Miura Yumiko looked at the love-struck Yui with a speechless expression: "You protect him? It's more like he protects you!"
Megumi shook her head: "I don't think so."
"She feels very weak to me, just an ordinary person. If she knew we were Psychics, she wouldn't have been so relaxed at first. She only got scared after Yukino-san and Eriri-san released their aura."
Like Hayasaka Ai, Megumi is also a meticulous observer.
And Megumi was observing her from only ten centimeters away.
In that situation, slitting Hayasaka Ai's throat with a dagger would have been very easy.
Yukino also had this feeling. She nodded: "We'll tell Ren-kun about this later."
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