Chapter 22: Chapter 22 - You've earned my Respect.
Due to the fact that the manga isn't that far ahead I'll take my liberty as fanfic creator to make my own original content later on. If you see that didn't appear in the manga then that's my original content.
I want to know what world I should go to after this, also what wish I should give the mc once he reaches 100 that won't benefit the girls around him.
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After the whole ordeal earlier, they didn't say anything in the car where Yuuki took a glance of Himari's still flustered from feeling his lips on her neck and the unforgettable touch she went through.
She can't help feeling her heart pounding and body crave his touch again but embarrassed that this was the reward that she had to give everytime she'll use him. Though, Himari somewhat understands that it is quite the fair trade when she uses Yuuki as her own weapon.
Yuuki pondered how his assertive way changed her attitude towards him compared to the real Yuuki. He felt his intuition telling him that it was the right time to break the silent.
"Do you understand now it's best for you to use another power?"
He pondered how she'll be able to unlock her true potential and decide to help her later when they train, having taken note of preparing for this day. Yuuki was making plans on how to train them and formulate theories on how to bring out their latent potential.
Her expression downcast thinking deeply while Yuuki inwardly sighed knowing her answer even without the information about the future.
"I Can't."
Himari shut him down despite all she went through and didn't want to take shortcuts and take advantage of him. Being her caretaker is different and her views on him are completely different.
"I knew you would say that but why?"
He looked at her while she looked head on and said.
"Learning has its affiliates and some abilities drop so much in quality that they become unusable. Take Shushu's Paradigm Shift for example, if I were to use it, all that'd happen would be my bust growing around three centimeters."
"Even with the price of Kyouka's Ability?"
Yuuki crossed his arms earning his respect for going this far even in the manga he respected her willingness to put her body on the line for the sake of winning.
"The chief is giving it her all for her ambition. I'm not gonna give up either...Also, who said I didn't like it."
Yuuki inwardly smiled having already known how she felt about him and understood she is a tsundere like her sister who is awkward when it comes to expressing their feelings.
"What is your ambition?"
Himari fell silent for a moment thinking about her family and what she desires most.
"My family, the Azumas, have made their name through all of their achievements in Mato. My older sisters are all excellent, so that puts a lot of expectations on me too."
She paused for a moment thinking how her childhood had not been kind to her where everyone in her family saw her as disdain even with her ability.
"But I always mess up by working too hard. Even my Peach's ability was called amazing at first.
"But then you found out about its weakness?"
Yuuki completed what she's going to say as Himari puffed her cheeks with an angry expression after hearing that.
"As a result, I kept falling behind and was made fun of by the Azuma's. Especially by Yachiho, my older sister. She'd mess with me day in and day out. So I wanna prove them all wrong by showing that even I am strong. And to do that, I'll have to defeat Yachiho first. My ultimate ambition is to become a hero, just like a chief! To make up for all that I couldn't stand out for, I wanna flourish as much as I can!"
She said with a determined face that made him excited, thinking about getting the chance of fighting a stronger opponent.
"I like the sound of that. Your ambition is something worth fighting for unlike mine."
"What's your ambition?"
Himari asked curiously what a man like him would want since he seem to perfect man where he is smart and talented that it almost made him flawless while Yuuki looked at ahead into the sky and said.
"To fight. To feel the thrill of death's door. I'm a battle maniac who fights for the sake of fighting. The thought of a stronger opponent makes me feel alive. Though, I also want my own Harem."
She heard the last part couldn't be helped by stopping the car looking at him in shocked and slight disgust while he doesn't even think of hiding it since there's no need to.
"What!? Are you serious!?"
"Hey, I'm a man and every man at least once dreams of it."
"Y-You beast how can you have such ludicrous ambition!? I know men are friends!*
"Judge me all you want but I know what I want."
Yuuki shrugged it off while Himari couldn't progress what he had just said, still looking at him in disgust but somewhat felt relieved for some reason. Having sensed her emotion knew that she wouldn't hate him for that and was a little bewildered by it.
Himari fell silent and continued the car thinking about his words trying to find a reason why he would want something like that.
"....Why, why would you want to have harem?"
"Alright buckle up and listen. I won't justify it but I'll make it at least make some sense."
Yuuki began to explain the way he did with Kyouka where Himari questions about and somewhat understands it but like he said this is not normal and should be taken lightly. Himari thought that Yuuki could back up his words after knowing him for a few days.
As much as she denies it, Himari instinctively feels that Yuuki will eventually achieve it and knows that his decisions will be unrealistic but makes everyone happy. In a world of superpowered women, this kind seems normal.
"That's enough about me, there's a few things I want to talk about your ability."
Yuuki their conversation while Himari intently listens, pondering what she will tell about her ability.
"You may not know this but I've taken my time before coming to Mato about abilities and theorize that based on someone's desire and emotion they would be able to evolve and unlock the potential of an ability."
"Are you saying my ability has more room to grow?"
"Of course, limitation is placed by our mind and emotion but by breakthrough the shackle does one rise higher. Continuous doubt would get you nowhere. What I'm trying to say is that the weakness that your ability has is self-imposed."
"Then what do you suggest I do?"
"....I'm not sure yet but I am just trying to say that you should ignore what they say because an Someone's opinion of you does not have to become your reality."
Himari recalled his first quote and started to think about his words even more, appreciating everything that he said to her.
"Hold on....are you trying to make me part of your so-called Harem?"
"I'm not against the idea."
Yuuki smirked at her, making Himari blush at the thought while hearing him laugh it off.
"But seriously I can't seem to stop myself from helping women."
He thought that he had saved the woman from hie old world and Kyouka when she was a child then now Himari acting kind to her. His tone was different that Himari looked at him feeling that there's more to him than meets the eye. Yuuki is a complicated individual that has more layers of character than he admits.
"Regardless, I'll help you because I consider you as a friend and have earned my respect for your burning desire to prove yourself."
He never going to act entitled and claimed that she will end up with him but the chance is quite high and consider her as realible friend at moment.
Yuuki knew the only approval she needed was from herself but he didn't deny a big part would come from her family. Himari fell silent becoming curious of what kind of person he really was.
After a while they arrived back where Kyouka arrived asking how it went looking at Himari slightly blushing and subconsciously touching her neck that still had a hickey and Kyouka already guessed what happened glancing at Yuuki who shrugged it off.
"It went well but his form is vastly different from yours. He took a slimmer form and a lot faster than his previous form."
Himari explained that it made Kyouka learn new things about her own ability considering this is her first time having humans as her slave.
"Well, I'll go ahead and relax in my room and we can continue our plan against your sister tomorrow."
He left them behind while Kyouka dragged Himari to talk about the details that had happened. Yuuki inputted a code into his room where he went to his lab to his residency.
[ Greetings sir, how was your day? ]
He grabbed the coffee brewed by Jarvis robot and went to work since there's still an ongoing project he was making.
''How is the development of the pocket dimension of Eden?"
Yuuki asked about developing a personal world with the knowledge that he has and trying to have complete control over the pocket dimension. This had taken him more years than he anticipated trying to perfect it. At first he made small pocket dimensions around the size of a large island that eventually reached a multi-continent.
[ It is progressing splendidly and applying security measure to ensure only you along with the people you allowed can enter. ]
How was he able to do it with only his intellect? The simple explanation because it came from Lex Luther even if a downgraded version can be extremely ridiculous. He's trying to fix some calculations and use his [ Probability Manipulation ] and intellect to solve his problem.
Yuuki looked at the object that appeared like a small sphere that was an actual small world that was continuously expanding. Even superman was able to make a small universe from the comic All star superman.
'I wonder if I ate it….will I get a pocket dimension?'
He thought to himself considering that the skill he stole was only [ Bio-Absorption Replication ] and isn't simply just absorbing with the likelihood of it being the result than he intended.
{ I don't recommend doing that, Yuuki. The chances of you dying would be quite high. }
He heard Ivory warn her who would normally remain quiet and check on him from time to time to see his progress. Yuuki scoffed at this, having his intuition telling him that the risk will be there but the chance is not zero. In addition, he can evolve his skill by being at the brink of death.
"Still do I have a chance of succeeding with my plan."
{ If I said No you would still do it anyway. }
"You know me well woman. But let's see if it will work and my stats where I'll be the one to choose what future I want."
{ You'll die and even if you lived the progress you've made would be all for nothing. }
"I'll die on my own terms and progress when I can easily return back to my peak. Not to mention, my true strength lies in my personality."
The thought of fighting someone stronger has always been his pursuit but having extra power makes things interesting.
"However, I won't do it now since my stats had degrees because of copying two abilities. Alright, let's check the pocket dimension for now and test my new abilities."
He went to his pocket dimension called Eden where he was greeted by the vast landscape of vegetation that had grown during its creation. The time still remains the same of 1 day equal 1 week outside giving him a few hours to himself inside.
First, Golden hour is already been explain but the other ability that he copied came from Tenka Izumo and her power is called Ame-no-Mitori, After receiving the Peach Blessing, Tenka had attained the power to control space itself, letting her teleport from one location to another seemingly without limit, but needs to touch the person she intends to teleport with her. Ginna describes this as being a godlike skill, earning its name "Ame-no-Mitori" as she has near-absolute control over the battlefield, being able to teleport to avoid attacks, counter-attack, and tear apart space ignoring the defenses of even the most durable of enemies.
Tenka herself has displayed precise control over her spatial powers, being able to tear apart the original Yuuki's clothing without a single wound on his actual body.
"Alright let's get this party started."
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