The all-powerful middle schooler

The girls finally saw the long-awaited message in the chat group.

Sage: You can come over after 2 PM, and the event will continue until the evening... By the way, you don't have a curfew, right?

The address is also listed above.

Witch of Greed: No, I live alone, so I'd be happy to stay at your house if you're willing to take me in!

mori summer: Stop being so horny, upstairs... I don't have a curfew, but it's too late, I'm afraid my mom will worry.

The True Eye of the Evil King: It's alright, I just need to maintain the illusion that I'm always at home.

Thunder Hammer: I'm ready to keep you company forever!

Sage: I see. I understand now.

An hour before the agreed time arrived.

The girls, however, found a nearby coffee shop and had a get-together first.

For no other reason than to exchange our experiences in using spiritual power.

“I’ve been trying to memorize magic spells from various anime lately, but they don’t work. There’s not even a slight fluctuation in my spiritual energy. According to the sage, awakening gives the body a quality that is different from others, so this must be because I haven’t ‘awakened’.”

Nishikawa Morika made the deduction.

"It's just one possibility, after all, you're just a fake Death."

Sanae Tokomori crossed her arms and said with an arrogant expression.

"And what about you? You must have gained a lot from spouting such nonsense."

Dansheng Gu Senxia looked disdainful.

"Of course, don't compare Dekomori to death!"

After retorting, Sanae Tokomori closed her hands tightly and continued speaking.

"I tried using battery power to influence the nature of my spiritual energy, and I feel like my spiritual energy has become more electrical."

"Then I'll give it a try. It must be your imagination. You haven't even awakened yet! Stop bragging!"

Nishikawa Morika reached out her hand.

Sanae Tokomori reached out and released her spiritual power.

However, nothing particularly noteworthy happened during the contact.

"I knew it."

Dansheng Gusenxia chuckled lightly.

Sanae Tokomori blushed instantly.

"It's my turn."

Natsukawa Masuzu ignored the two's tug-of-war and continued talking to herself.

"Because the minister taught us breathing and meditation techniques before, it reminded me of the Ripple technique from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure..."

Because of the pressures of reality, her obsession with becoming stronger surpasses that of others, so she took this exchange very seriously.

"Wait, what is Ripple Qi Gong?"

"And I haven't watched JoJo either, even though I've heard it mentioned several times..."

"Even if you stay at the fortress, you won't die."

The other three girls suddenly interrupted, and their remarks were extremely displeasing to a die-hard JoJo fan like her.

"Anyone who hasn't watched JoJo is destined to live a failed life. I'm punishing you all by making you buy the entire JoJo series and watch it!"

Natsukawa Masaki first shouted something, and then began to explain.

"I believe you have also felt from the breathing techniques that special breathing methods can actually enhance the human body... and Ripple Qigong is a further step in this regard."

14 Another way to enhance spiritual power

"Breathing is related to blood because blood carries oxygen from the lungs, and the oxygen in the blood is related to cells, which are equivalent to the body... Just as throwing a stone into water will create ripples, using special breathing methods to create ripples in the body will generate powerful strength."

"In JoJo, there is a technique called Ripple Dash, which can project Ripple energy generated from the body and transmit it to the target to achieve an attack."

Natsukawa Masaki paused for a moment.

"So what has changed?"

Sanae Tokomori asked impatiently.

"Then I followed the same approach and used spiritual energy as ripple energy to launch an attack. When I threw this punch, I clearly felt that the power and speed of the punch were enhanced. And if I'm not mistaken, this kind of attack should be able to hit the spirit, just like the evil spirits I encountered before."

"Natsukawa Masaki continued."

"What is it? It's just like that."

Sanae Tokomori pursed her lips, completely unconcerned.

"So, spiritual power can be used to empower oneself? It is indeed an all-powerful force, which can reduce the limitations of ranged classes. Therefore, mastering spiritual power is the foundation of strength."

Dansheng Valley Senxia pondered for a moment.

These words made everyone seem thoughtful.

Although this is just a small difference in understanding, it can greatly make up for the shortcomings in combat capabilities.

If they awaken their abilities all at once, they might become completely obsessed with those abilities and neglect these minor details, which could lead to them suffering losses in future battles.

Of course, if a minister were to help them with their spiritual practice, perhaps this shortcoming could be corrected.

However, you can only help temporarily, not permanently.

Although the girls received favors, they also wanted to become strong and self-reliant.

This is the essence of spiritual practice.

The last one is Rikka Takanashi.

She cleared her throat and said, "The direction of my research is what the sage said: mastering spiritual power can make one immune to heat and cold. I tried it and spent some time in the midday sun, and then I found that even with spiritual power, there was not much difference from before."

At this point, her face darkened, and the feeling of being drenched in sweat was extremely uncomfortable.

"Dekomori discovered the death long ago."

Sanae Tokomori pointed to her somewhat tanned cheeks, then quickly added her own sentence.

"But the Sage would never deceive us!"

"Could there be some secret involved? Or is it that our spiritual power is insufficient?"

Natsukawa Masaki looked thoughtful.

“The seeker of the Dao is already physically strong, so his experience may not be applicable to us.”

Nishikawa Morika provided additional information.

"Hmm... After thinking about it for a while, I realized that spiritual energy also seems to have the property of isolation. So what the sage was talking about must be covering the whole body to achieve the effect of isolating from hot and cold, right?"

The theory that Rikka is Takanashi was unanimously accepted.

After several exchanges, they gained a new understanding of the path to extraordinary achievements.

After some time, the girls located the Hasegawa family home using their phone's GPS.

However, what appeared before them was just an ordinary-looking two-story building.

"Is this the minister's home?"

"It's different from what I imagined. I thought it would be a large detached villa. Wasn't the seeker originally a rich second-generation?"

"It looks ordinary, but that's clearly because the Sage has reached the state of returning to simplicity and truth."

The three girls each shared their thoughts.

"Let's go."

After glancing at the name 'Hasegawa' on the note, Rikka Takanashi went into the courtyard inside the walled compound.

"Ding dong."

Ring the doorbell.

"You are here."

Soon, the door opened, and a boy in a short-sleeved shirt smiled slightly.

"come in."

As he spoke, he took out a pair of indoor shoes that had already been prepared from the shoe cabinet.

After changing their shoes, the girls went inside, their eyes unconsciously taking in the interior layout.

For them, it was their first time visiting the home of a boy their own age, so they couldn't help but feel a little strange, a mix of curiosity and nervousness.

However, they ran right into another owner of the place.

"Kukuku... It's been a long time. You powerful beings from another world, daring to so rashly step into the Blood Nest, you've undoubtedly placed your lives in my hands. Now, I can take whatever I want from you!"

Kobato, dressed in a gothic lolita outfit and wearing red contact lenses, held a tattered devil rabbit doll aloft, looking quite imposing.

Those present were not easily dealt with.

Soon someone stepped forward to take over the role.

"What do you mean by a Blood Nest? This is clearly the abode of sages, Death. In a place like this, vampires cannot use their powers at all. Even if you are the true progenitor of vampires, it's all in vain if you fight us!"

Sanae Tokomori stood with one hand on her hip and the other pointing at the other person.

"Nonsense! My other half is my own person, how could it affect my power! Such words are just to cover up your guilty conscience."

Little Dove withdrew her hands, hugged the doll to her chest, and argued with it.

No one was interested in such arguing, so after leaving Tokugami to cover the rear, the others looked around at the layout of the hall.

"Minister, may we tour all the rooms? After all, we'll definitely be holding more than one event here later, so let's get a feel for it first."

Natsukawa Masuzu quickly made her request, clasping her hands together and putting on an innocent and cute smile.

"Okay, it's not a big deal."

Hasegawa Izumi didn't seem to care and raised his hand.

The other girls' eyes lit up.

I'm looking forward to seeing what his bedroom will be like.

After walking around.

"This is my bedroom."

Hasegawa Izumi pushed open the door, and the girls followed closely behind.

The room was clean and tidy, and there was no unpleasant smell.

This must be quite rare for a guy, right?

This was their first impression.

Then, their attention naturally fell on the bookshelf next to them, which was the only one that looked rather special.

"Are they comics and novels? And some figurines? Minister, you really are a homebody, just like my first impression."

As Natsukawa Masaki spoke, she moved closer.

"Everyone needs some hobbies, right? Comics and novels can sometimes inspire people to develop skills."

Hasegawa Izumi remained expressionless and raised a finger.

"Minister, you really do have a JoJo collection, huh... hehe..."

Natsukawa Masaki picked up a comic book, her eyes crinkling upwards, and smiled with a somewhat silly air.

"what!"

Suddenly, someone let out a scream.

Everyone turned to look and saw that it was Sanae Tokomori.

She held a comic book, her face flushed, as if it were burning her hands, and quickly put it back on the shelf.