--Sunday, August 9, 2172 (-14 hour time difference)

In the arms of her beloved, Shino and Nemuri watched with infinite anticipation as the sphere of light that had been covering them vanished, leaving them in the middle of the sky. But instead of falling, the pair of beautiful women felt firm arms embracing them, and soon they began to move across the sky at great speed. The pair of beauties remained silent, staring at the seemingly infinite sky.

At that moment, Shino, with sparkling eyes, looked at her beloved and commented cheerfully.

“I thought it would be nighttime here.”

“It can't be more than an hour before nightfall. Look, the sun is already setting.” Kai explained calmly, gesturing toward the horizon with his chin. At that moment, Nemuri asked with a smile, looking like a little girl on a field trip.

“Why is the wind so gentle, Kai? Did you do something?”

“Hehe, a little trick.”

Kai replied playfully, at which moment an electrical barrier became visible in front of them for a few seconds before disappearing. Shino stared at the spot where the barrier had vanished before commenting in a more serious tone.

“That [In] of yours is pretty terrifying, honey…”

“Perfect for ambushes…” Nemuri added, equally serious. Kai shook his head and explained calmly.

“It is, but it's not infallible. The spiders were capable of dodging swords even in [In] state as if it were nothing, and I suspect it wouldn't be effective against someone like Mirko or All Might. Occasionally, they're capable of blocking or dodging attacks from perfect blind spots, which isn't very different from the [In] state.”

“Now that you mention it, although there are quite a few people with invisibility or camouflage abilities, none of them are among the strongest…” Nemuri commented thoughtfully, to which Kai nodded and commented.

“That could be due to several reasons, but among them is definitely the fact that past a certain point of quirk development, instincts sharpen to the point where some people's 'battle intuition' seems like a sixth sense. Haven't you two felt something similar?”

“Yeah… It's strange, but little by little I've become able to sense people's gazes. I even maintain a certain level of 'awareness' of the people around me even without using my quirk. It's weird…” Shino commented pensively, to which Nemuri added in a similar tone.

“Jiro-san used to say that with training, instincts could sharpen to the point of being able to sense the 'presence' of others even with your eyes closed. Is that it?”

“More or less. Actually, that description of 'presence'—doesn't it remind you of something else?” Kai asked in a calm voice, which led Shino to open her beautiful eyes in surprise and murmur.

“The 'voice' you feel with your quirk…”

“Exactly.” Kai replied, nodding with satisfaction, before adding in a more serious tone.

“Moreover, on the spider island, when Mirko and the Ninja were wounded, Mirko actually received far less damage than the Ninja, and no matter how much I investigated, the only difference I could find between them was that Mirko was 'prepared' for the attack and the Ninja wasn't.”

“Your 'invisible armor'?” Nemuri commented while covering her completely open mouth. Kai nodded and commented seriously.

“Exactly. I suspect that the quirk I inherited from my mother is an empowerment quirk. The quirk greatly intensifies my 'spiritual' abilities, if that makes sense. The ability to feel people's 'voices,' the invisible armor, and the intimidation, or [mental shock]—as my mother called it—are nothing more than enhanced versions of natural human abilities.”

“That's true… Even intimidation is something some people can do to a greater or lesser degree… I remember Momo mentioned that the Hero Killer intimidated her with just his presence—something similar to what it feels like to be a victim of your 'intimidation.'” Shino commented with a hand on her chin and a deeply reflective tone. Nemuri looked at Kai and asked, full of surprise.

“You might be right, Kai… Could that be why you can't find your quirk factor? Because it's something 'spiritual'?”

“That's what I think, but for now let's set that aside and look to the left. 'Kai Express' prides itself on always offering the best views to its passengers.”

Kai commented with a smile, which led the pair of beauties to look, managing to see an imposing snow-capped peak in the distance amidst mountain ranges. A beautiful and imposing view that completely captured the attention of the pair of beauties, who quickly pulled out their phones to capture it. Meanwhile, Kai slowed down a bit so his girlfriends could enjoy the view while he lost himself in his own thoughts for a few seconds.

The reason for the abrupt change of subject was simple—to avoid ruining the girls' mood, he avoided mentioning his new action plans born from that assumption. Currently, with the goal of imitating at least a portion of his Haki to give it to the girls, he was carrying out several experiments on the lab rats.

These experiments were nothing more than different ideas for artificially enhancing the 'spirit,' but so far the greatest result he had obtained was the [Asauchi] ability, with which he had managed to reactivate All Might's strength. Although he had indeed managed to replicate to some extent the 'transfer' of power from One for All, there was still no concrete progress in the direction of replicating his haki.

[By the way, Sage, how are the final tests coming along for being able to use Asauchi on Salem and Tama, and on the girls?]

Kai asked the beautiful fairy who flew beside him in [In] state, questioning her through the mental connection they shared. Sage created several holographic screens in front of her master and explained calmly.

[Everything is progressing without issues, master. All the necessary experiments and simulations are being carried out to reduce the risk to acceptable levels, and corrections are being made. In a few weeks, the first procedure drafts will be ready for you to personally conduct tests on the lab rats.]

[Perfect. And how are the simulations for the Inner Palace going? Any progress?] Kai asked again seriously, to which Sage replied calmly while creating more holographic screens with specific reports.

[ Not much progress has been made on that front, master. Since we focused most of the resources on developing the new card, researching the spider and the space Nomus—as well as the brute-force derivation of the male Drider's genome and the sphere on the spider island—has been left somewhat behind.]

[I see... Make space in my agenda to dedicate extra time to increasing our computing power; we're falling short.] ⁣Kai ordered calmly, to which Sage asked seriously.

[What priority should I give it, master? We have several high-priority tasks right now.]

[... For now, give it medium-high priority and raise its priority to high after Tanaka's interrogation.] Kai ordered after thinking for a few moments, to which Sage nodded seriously.

[Understood, master.]

(24 hours in a day are far too few for everything I have to do… Would it be possible to create an ability that makes time slower…? )

Kai let out a small sigh, but soon his eyes lit up, and he communicated with his trusty assistant, full of inspiration.

[Sage, create a new project! Call it 'Palace of Time'! We're going to develop an ability that maintains a 'mental palace' that allows me to combine my mental computing power with yours—plus cutting-edge computing farms—to accelerate my thoughts and squeeze more hours out of the day while minimizing the damage!]

[I've got it, master, but are you sure? That forced combination of computing power was developed to bypass the communication blockade on the spider island, and it has quite a few side effects, among them a chronic migraine...] Sage commented with a bit of concern, to which Kai replied in a confident tone full of excitement.

[Don't worry, my intention is for the technique to be sustainable long-term, so we'll do it carefully. Even if we only gain one hour a day, a 25-hour day is still a huge gain—even more so if we can make it work while I sleep… Wait, write that down; it has to work while I sleep! I'm filling with inspiration, Sage! I think I can already see the ability working! If we're lucky, a 36-hour, 48-hour, or even longer day isn't impossible!]

[With a few pacts to ensure your well-being, master, that ability has good chances of becoming real.] Sage commented, catching a bit of her master's excitement, to which Kai smiled with confidence and ordered.

[Make it a top priority. We're going to work on it every spare second we have!]

[Understood, master! I'll dedicate exclusive computing power to it.] Sage replied, ready for war, which made Kai smile with satisfaction.

“Did something happen? You seem to be in a very good mood.” Noticing Kai's big smile, Nemuri couldn't help but ask with a cheerful smile. Kai squeezed the blue-eyed beauty a little tighter and commented in a flirty voice.

“It's just that I realized how lucky I am to be able to take such stunning beauties on a date. I'm definitely the luckiest man in the world.”

Upon hearing Kai, Shino and Nemuri couldn't help but bloom with radiant smiles, feeling a pleasant tingling in their hearts, at which moment Shino asked in a flirty voice. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

“So you've fallen head over heels for these beauties?”

“Completely. I'm having a hard time holding back from 'devouring' them right here and now.”

Kai replied in a soft voice, taking the opportunity to slightly move his hands to gently squeeze a pair of enormous, round, firm fruits. Shino and Nemuri laughed, amused, feeling their hearts racing. Nemuri leaned close to her beloved's ear and whispered seductively after licking her lips.

“So you're going to be showing off your beauties everywhere~?”

“Are you going to be a beast without control, intimidating the poor defenseless beauties who've fallen into your hands~?” Shino joined the game, whispering while drawing circles on her beloved's chest.

“How could it be any other way?” Understanding the message, Kai replied with a playful but slightly authoritative tone, squeezing the pair of fruits tightly once again, at which moment he added firmly.

“I have to make it clear to the world who these beauties belong to.”

“Yes… Make it clear that we're all yours… That we're completely at your mercy…”

Shino, with a clouded gaze, murmured full of desire before kissing her beloved passionately. Nemuri stretched her head to play with Kai's earlobe with her tongue and then whispered in a steamy voice.

“Today we'll be your trophies to show off to everyone… Let the whole world know that our bodies and souls belong to you…”

After kissing Shino, Kai passionately kissed Nemuri, who responded with passion, almost wanting to take off her clothes in midair. Soon, the journey transformed into a passionate exchange of kisses in the air, until finally, after some time, Kai pulled away a bit and announced in a heavy voice, his face slightly flushed.

“We're about to arrive. Should we go to a hotel? Or do you want to do something…?”

Upon hearing him, Nemuri and Shino looked at each other in silence, seeing the lust and desire written on each other's faces. But soon, wanting to experience something they hadn't had the opportunity to, the pair of beauties quickly nodded to each other and then began to fix Kai's hair and shirt. At the same time, Nemuri commented after taking a deep breath to calm her urges.

“Let's get to know the place a bit; we can go to a hotel later…”

“Yes, let's take a walk around. If we don't like it, we'll go to the hotel…” Shino added, a bit agitated, while she began to fix her own appearance. Kai used his aura to 'calm down' and nodded his head.

“Alright, it seems there are interesting things to do around here.”

Soon, Kai landed on the outskirts of a small town. Upon landing, Shino and Nemuri finished fixing their appearance with the help of their phones. But before they were satisfied, the two felt their man's mischievous hands slipping into the back pockets of their pants, then kneading.

“You look beautiful. Let's take a walk before it gets completely dark.” Kai commented with a smile as he drew the pair of beauties into his arms. Shino and Nemuri blushed, and as small smiles formed on their faces, they embraced Kai intimately.

“Then let's go for a walk. I've never been to this part of the world before.” Nemuri commented cheerfully as she slid her hand into the back pocket of Kai's pants. Shino did the same while commenting, visibly excited.

“I want to try the 'empanadas' Yumiko talked about.”

“We're pretty far from where I went with Yumiko, so I don't know if they sell them here too, but let's take a walk.”

[Sage, I'm leaving security to you.]

[Leave it in my hands, master.]

Kai commented with a smile, and after Sage's response, the three walked down the cobblestone streets of the small colonial-style town as the sun fully vanished over the horizon. Although the intimate three-way embrace in which they walked inevitably began to attract the attention of everyone in their path—drawing everything from envious to disgusted glances—the trio left no one indifferent.

Though curiously, every person who tried to pull out their phone to secretly take photos encountered unpleasant surprises. Some phones failed authentication for unlocking over and over again, others suddenly powered off, and on others the camera simply stopped working all of a sudden. In the end, no one was able to get an image of the stunning trio.

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