The saying goes: "What you think during the day, you may dream at night; escaping reality as mere 'daydreaming'!"
"Step... step..." Footsteps gradually faded into the distance... Roy combined "sun" and "dream," instinctively thought of this word, found it amusing, and gained a deeper understanding of the "dimension" of Nen...
While pondering, he arrived at the training room.
"Creak~" The door opened.
Two pink pigtails swayed in the wind...
The burly, unladylike Tsubone, holding an Electric Stick, barged into Roy's view, speaking in a booming voice, "The master has instructed that I will be in charge of giving you electric shock training from now on."
Roy nodded; he had no objections.
He efficiently took off his coat, revealing a body of tight and refined muscles,
"Step... step..."
Another set of footsteps followed Roy inside.
Tsubone passed by Roy, nodded slightly at Illumi, stepped forward, and with one thrust of the Electric Stick, said, "Forgive me, young master."
"Zzz~" Electric sparks suddenly appeared!
The voltage instantly exceeded what Luke could reach, hitting 8 million volts!
Last time, Roy, with a constitution of 343 points, lasted thirty seconds under Silva's supervision; this time... the youth stood upright, gritting his teeth, allowing the electric current to turn into snakes slithering chaotically all over him, silent, aiming for the one-minute mark...
"25...30...35...40...55!" He was counting silently, and Tsubone was also counting silently...
As the time approached nearly a minute, the old butler's old eyes showed a hint of confusion, suddenly feeling quite bewildered...
Yesterday morning, when Roy was electrocuted into unconsciousness by Silva, she received the assigned task from Silva and clearly remembered the master saying the young master's record was only thirty seconds.
Yet now...60...65...70...a minute and a half!
Roy was still holding on!
Tsubone's hand trembled, not knowing whether Silva lied or Roy deliberately faked it yesterday... otherwise, there was no explanation for a person undergoing such a drastic change in just one day...
"Bang!" One minute thirty-seven seconds!
The electric light exploded!
Roy opened his mouth, spewing a black smoke... stumbled back a few steps, finally unable to hold on, landing heavily on the ground.
Illumi leaned against the wall watching quietly, gesturing to offer help, only for Tsubone, following Roy's endurance, to unreasonably thrust the Electric Stick at him, causing him to roll his eyes and fall down even faster than Roy.
"Apologies, young master..."
The old butler put away the Electric Stick, picked up Illumi, shoulder him, and turned to look back at Roy: "Young master, do you need my help?"
"No."
"Jinx."
"Ga-oh~"
The Golden Crow spread its wings, emerged from above Roy's head, expanded in the wind, used its long beak to lift the youth, twisted its chubby rump, laboriously climbed over the window, and before Tsubone, crouched down and placed Roy on the lawn in the garden.
Tsubone silently watched, kicked a shovel with her foot, followed behind, dug a pit, and buried Illumi in it.
By the time the brothers recovered, it was already noon.
"Whoosh~" A gust of wind blew, carrying the fragrance of soil...
Illumi, whose only head was exposed above ground, slowly opened his eyes, turned his head to look at Roy sunbathing peacefully beside him, and said, "You've become stronger again."
"Mm."
"I'm really happy."
"Mm."
"Even if Mom gives birth to silver hair, I will certainly stand by your side, rest assured..."
"Illumi," Roy suddenly interrupted him, asking, "Are you male or female?"
Illumi paused: "What do you mean?"
Roy opened his eyes, turned his head to look at him, and said, "I'm asking, are you male or female? Is it hard to answer?"
"No," Illumi stared at him with those empty eyes, looking straight at Roy: "I'm male."
Roy breathed a sigh of relief, just about to say... "As long as you know. Don't just dream aimlessly."
Unexpectedly....
The foolish Mamen Beans suddenly shifted his tone, saying very seriously: "Of course, I can also become female for Nissan."
Roy: "...."
His mouth twitched hard, pointing at the willow tree beside him: "Hang yourself up there!"