Chapter 388: Itsuki’s Request for a Visit
Chapter 388: "Dominating Emperor Eyes"! Itsuki’s Request for a Visit
"What are your thoughts on this Otherworld trip?"
Not long after returning home, a group of people huddled around Ren on the sofa. After the chaotic co-sleeping, Yukino and the others’ acceptance had increased significantly.
Yukino felt deeply about the trip to Lungmen. "My biggest thought... is that people in the Otherworld don’t have it easy either."
"Indeed. They are all beast-eared girls, but there’s also something terrifying like Oripathy," Eriri added. She was very interested in them because she got a lot of inspiration for her doujinshi. She had studied Rope’s body structure very carefully.
"..." Rope was slightly scared in the unfamiliar environment. She lay completely in Ren’s arms, not daring to move. But when Oripathy was mentioned, her eyes showed remembrance.
Painful memories surged, and Ren’s large hand stroked her ear. Immediately, the memories dissipated. She looked up, and Ren was smiling at her. Rope felt incredibly happy, the happiest in the world.
"The Slums... I didn’t expect the Infected in Lungmen to live such hard lives," Alina and Talulah, who had also experienced Oripathy, felt the same way.
"The people in the Slums live very pitiful lives," Nezuko also thought.
"This is reality. You must keep your eyes open in the future and not be deceived by superficial prosperity."
"Mm."
After a brief exchange, the group returned to their respective homes. As for Rope, Ren decided to let her stay at Talulah’s house. After all, she and Alina were both from Terra; their adaptability would be higher.
Their group had been away for two or three days. Afterward, only Ren, the cats, and Kanae remained.
"Kanae, you should have noticed the change, right?"
"Mm," Kanae nodded.
Ren raised his hand and took out his Zanpakuto. Currently, it was no longer a weapon belonging to his soul but one that was separate from him yet still had the closest connection. The reason for this change was that after dominating Makima, the Dominator underwent a transformation.
The original S-rank ability, Zanpakuto Dominator, had subtly changed when he became the Herrscher of Dominance. This time, after dominating the Control Devil, the ability completely changed, upgrading from S-rank to SS-rank.
SS-rank ability: Dominating Emperor Eyes.
The Zanpakuto was no longer the vessel; the vessel for the ability became his eyes. Thus, the Zanpakuto separated from his essence. Fortunately, Kanae could still integrate into it and use its abilities. The only pity was that her ability was temporarily fixed at Lv8.
After a brief conversation, Kanae went to make dinner.
"Ding-dong!" Not long after, the doorbell rang.
Kanae was cooking, and Ren was petting two cats—one cat girl and one cat—so he was too lazy to get up. He sensed that it was Itsuki standing at the door, seeming a little nervous.
With a casual wave of his hand, click, the door unlocked.
"Itsuki, come in. The door’s open."
"Eh!!!" The sudden voice almost made Itsuki jump.
"Don’t make a fuss. Come in and talk if you have something to say."
"Oh, oh!" Itsuki thought of Ren’s Psychic identity, shivered, and opened the door. As expected, there was no one in the entryway.
"Th-that, do I need to change into slippers?" Itsuki scratched her head, at a loss.
"Hmm, go ahead." As soon as he finished speaking, a brand new pair of slippers appeared in front of her.
"So amazing!!!" Itsuki’s eyes sparkled. If Nino had this ability, she could make meat buns anytime, anywhere.
After changing slippers, she carefully walked into the living room and immediately spotted Ren petting a cat.
"Sit." She only dared to sit down after he told her to.
"Is something the matter, Student Itsuki?"
"Um, Student Ren, your grades are very good, right?"
"While it’s nothing to be proud of, if you’re asking, you must have already looked into my grades. It’s better to just say what you need."
"Ugh..." His single sentence choked her. She struggled for a moment, then spoke. "Student Ren, can you be our tutor?"
"Tutor?" Ren blinked, his hand pausing its petting motion.
Itsuki lowered her head, full of shame. "Student Ren, actually, the grades of us five sisters are all very bad. Dad found us many tutors, but... it still didn’t help much. So I thought, if someone our age taught us, we might have more in common."
"I heard that your grades are always perfect and you’re ranked first, and you live downstairs from us, so..." There was anticipation in her eyes.
"What you said might make sense, but it doesn’t seem to benefit me." Ren didn’t think there was any benefit to him in tutoring.
Itsuki said, "We can pay for the tutoring!"
Ren shook his head. "Not to mention I’m not short on money, are you sure your sisters need me as a tutor? We’re not close."
"..." Itsuki froze. Oh right, I think I only mentioned it to Yotsuba, and I didn’t even ask Ichika and the others!
"Hmm, then I’ll go ask them," she was about to get up and go back.
Ren rubbed his temples. "Is that what I meant? I meant, I don’t want to tutor. Aside from being surrounded by a few beautiful girls, I don’t get any benefits."
Beautiful girls... Huh? Is he talking about me? Itsuki was shy from the compliment.
"..." Not only was Ren speechless, but even the cat opened its eyes and looked at her suspiciously. This person is so stupid. She can’t even grasp the main point.
"~~~" Just then, a fragrant scent wafted over.
"Grumble~" The cat wiggled its paws. Meow meow? (Is that human hungry?)
The source of the sound was Itsuki’s stomach. She was completely drawn in by the aroma of Kanae cooking.
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