The all-powerful middle schooler

If the outcome is not as expected, it will be a huge blow to the girl, so he gave her a heads-up.

"I understand."

Rikka Takanashi stood there, stunned, watching the others walk away. She pursed her lips, clenched her hands tightly for a while, and then let them relax.

8 month 12 day.

Before leaving, as guests, they naturally had to inform their host.

Are you going to attend the Ullambana Festival ceremony?

"Young people really can't stay still."

Rikka's grandparents exchanged a glance, and then spoke.

“That’s right, we’ve never seen this kind of ceremony before, so we want to go and see it.”

Izumi Hasegawa nodded.

"However, Rikka will stay and keep you company."

He explained it to Rikka.

Liuhua's grandparents and Shihua all showed the same look in their eyes.

"Rikka, you should go with your friends. I can take care of things at home."

Shihua hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"That's right, let's go have fun with our friends, this place isn't important."

"We are very happy that you have this idea."

At this point, the two elderly elders did not want their granddaughter to stay for their sake.

"I have made my decision."

Rikka Takanashi said firmly.

This tough stance also gave the elders a fresh perspective.

They had no choice but to accept it.

I arrived at Rikka's bedroom.

"Sage, is there any way to increase my combat power further? Like some 'burst' techniques?"

Feeling uncertain about facing the potential battle alone, Rikka Takanashi ultimately decided to seek help from the sage.

After all, the wise are the true strong ones. A weak person like her shouldn't try to be strong; she should just honestly seek protection.

"There are methods, but if it needs to be completed in a short time..."

Hanase Izumi pondered for a moment.

There seems to be some unspeakable reason behind this.

"It's alright, Sage, I'm willing to pay the price!"

But the girl had already gone all out, so naturally she didn't care.

"It's not really a price to pay, it's actually..."

Upon hearing his proposed solution, the girl's face instantly turned crimson, and even her earlobes seemed to glow red.

"Then, let's do as you say, Sage."

Rikka Takanashi nodded in agreement.

She turned her head away shyly, then got into bed and slowly sat down.

Then, she took off her top, and her smooth and delicate skin shone brightly in the sunlight shining through the window, revealing a beauty she had never seen before.

Wearing bikinis on the beach before was already quite revealing, but everyone was together then. Now, however, they are in the same room, which is obviously more ambiguous.

It even reminded her of the plot of a doujinshi manga that had deeply shocked her before.

"Why did you stop? You don't want me to help you unbutton your clothes, do you...? I'm not very good at that, and I might break it."

At this point, Izumi Hasegawa almost lost her composure.

"Ah, ah, I understand."

Rikka Takanashi reacted quickly and instinctively unbuttoned her bra, which slipped down her chest in that instant.

The girl's body stiffened for a moment, then she immediately lifted it back to her chest.

Just then, Izumi Hasegawa also began her own operation.

His expression turned solemn. He stretched out his right hand and used his fingers, which were wrapped in spiritual energy, to write the character '灵' (spirit) on the girl's back.

The moment the pen touched the paper, the characters suddenly emitted a dazzling light, which then gradually dimmed and disappeared.

"Okay, it's done."

He spoke.

"In that case, once your spiritual energy is exhausted, you can activate the spell simply by giving the command, and the remaining spiritual energy will quickly replenish your consumption... As far as your current capacity is concerned, it should be enough to keep you going at full strength for half an hour."

After Rikka Takanashi put her underwear back on, her blushing face hadn't faded when her attention was diverted.

"Half an hour at full power? That should be enough!"

She suddenly felt confident enough to face the storms to come.

"By the way, Sage, you still haven't told me what the instruction is?"

After she got dressed, she landed again.

Hanase Izumi raised her eyes and said in a deep voice.

"It's very simple. You just need to silently repeat 'Activate backup hidden energy' in your mind."

……

Bedroom door.

"Why? A man and a woman alone in a room! This evil king is clearly up to no good, feigning weakness to seek the minister's favor!"

Natsukawa Masaki paced back and forth in the corridor, looking displeased.

Are you introducing yourself?

Dansheng Valley Senxia smiled without saying a word.

"The Sage must be preparing a powerful trump card for Master: Death. After all, it's too dangerous for Master to stay behind alone..."

Before Sanae Dekomori could finish speaking, the door opened.

Izumi Hasegawa was the first to emerge from the crowd, followed closely by Rikka.

Natsukawa Masaki looked at the two of them with suspicion, her eyes scanning them up and down.

"Master!"

Sanae Tokomori lunged forward.

She then inquired about 'what methods the Sage had used,' but Rikka gave her a vague and evasive answer.

It's a little embarrassing to talk about this process.

By the afternoon.

"Have a safe journey, everyone!"

Goodbye, everyone.

"Kukuku... my other half, I await your triumphant return here."

Rikka Takanashi, along with her grandparents and Kobato, were saying goodbye to the others at the door.

"Let's go, I'll take you to the station."

Shihua, sitting in the driver's seat, leaned out and gestured for everyone to get in the car.

"Let's go! To our mission location, Death!"

Sanae Tokomori raised her arm and shouted.

Everyone boarded the vehicle, arrived at the previous station, and then took the tram. After transferring stations, they arrived at their destination, the vicinity of Komyoji Temple.

It was already past four in the afternoon.

Let's try to solve the accommodation problem before dark.

As she spoke, Izumi Hasegawa took out her phone to check what hotels or other similar places were nearby.

However, as they traveled along, they found that the hotels here didn't seem to be very good, and their reviews were actually worse than those of the surrounding guesthouses.

Where do you think would be a good place to stay?

He asked for everyone's opinions.

"Whatever, Minister. The only thing I care about right now is whether I can have dinner cooked by you..."

"Let's stay at the highest-rated hotel, since we're not familiar with this area."

"It doesn't matter. As a superpowered person, I don't need to worry about such trivial matters as death!"

Then, they went to the highest-rated guesthouse.

"Excuse me, are there any rooms available?"

Hearing the noise, the proprietress sitting at the front desk turned to look at the group of one man and three women, her smile somewhat strange.

"Are young people these days having such extravagant ways of having fun?"

she whispered.

Izumi Hasegawa heard those words very clearly.

But he knew that if he tried to explain at this point, he would only be ridiculed.

Please give us four rooms.

So he spoke directly.

"Let me see……"

The landlady flipped through her notes, then smiled and said, "I'm sorry, sir, we only have one room left..."

"How could there only be one room!"

Nibutani Morika stared intently, expressing her doubt.

"You don't think we're easy to bully, Death!"

Sanae Tokomori hadn't yet grasped the meaning of that statement.

"Then we'll have to find another one."

Izumi Hasegawa chose the most reasonable approach.

They had just turned around.

“At this time of year, the surrounding hostels and hotels are almost fully booked. I only got a spot because someone cancelled their reservation…”

The proprietress's voice drifted softly from behind.

22 Visible Girls

Upon hearing this, the four had no choice but to stop.

I never expected to encounter such an embarrassing situation as soon as I arrived here.

Natsukawa Masaki pursed her lips, forcing a smile, and said, "Seriously, there's no other way, Captain. Let's just stay here."

Nishikawa Morika's expression was somewhat puzzling.

This guy makes it sound so easy! A man and a woman sharing a room—that's incredibly bold!

Even with Nissougu Morika's composure, she became hesitant and awkward.

But if what the landlady said is true, once they go out, they might not even have a place to stay and will have to sleep on the streets.

"Deko-no-Kami doesn't believe in death! Let's go check out death again!"