Chapter 37: The Hellish Scene Named Auntie
“Hey~ What a great figure~”
“R-Really?”
“Of course it’s true, your skin is just incredible~”
“Ah, w-wait, it’s a bit itchy, haha…”
“Hey~ Little girl, you’re unexpectedly sensitive~ So~ How many boyfriends do you have?”
“I-I don’t have any boyfriends…..”
“Stop pretending with me, Auntie~ Come on, tell me secretly, I won’t tell anyone, okay~”
“I-I really don’t have one~”
“Eh!? You’re lying, with a figure like that~ I didn’t expect you to be such an innocent girl~”
“U-Um, next, we’re going to do a body examination, so take off all your clothes.”
“……E-Everything?”
“This child is really innocent~ We’re all girls, why are you so shy?”
“Exactly! If you’re so shy, let’s all take off with you, Aunties~”
“!? E-Everyone has to take off too—Wait!?”
“Wow, I didn’t expect this child to be so well-endowed after stripping….”
“And there’s not a hint of sagging, it’s really enviable~”
“U-Um!? Are you all looking—Ahh!?”
“So plump and tight-skinned, being young is just so good~”
“Not only is there no scar on the skin, but even spots are nowhere to be seen. Is this also due to the ability?”
“Wow, this child is truly a little girl~”
“Ah, w-wait, there—”
“Yes, yes, it’s reserved for your favorite boy, right? Don’t worry, this is just a regular check-up, there’s nothing to be scared of~”
“Okay, next is the backside, please turn around—”
“W-Wait!? Give me a moment to prepare—”
“No can do~ The Aunties are waiting to get off work, let’s quickly finish the check-up, plus there’s still the ability assessment afterwards, we have a lot to do~”
“Exactly! By the way, this little girl’s backside is quite big~ A bit H~ Don’t boys nowadays like this kind of fleshy lower body?”
“I-I don’t know~!”
“Yes, yes, raise your hands, now let Auntie measure your measurements—Wow, so soft and so big~”
“How is it? Huh!? I-It’s almost three digits…..?”
“It doesn’t quite match the size on your underwear; could it be this child is still growing? The aunties are a little worried about this child’s future boyfriends~”
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In the examination room of Zone Zero.
Just a door apart.
Nagi and the female research staff responsible for the physical examination were conducting various checks inside the room.
Considering that some unique abilities have permanent passive effects, potentially causing non-human mutations in certain parts of the body,
Awakened students, as a matter of routine, all need to undergo comprehensive physical examinations.
Tianyu had accompanied many awakened female classmates for regular check-ups in the past.
However, the sounds coming from behind the door tonight were livelier than usual.
Is it because these middle-aged women who have been in Zone Zero for a long time finally got to see such a cute beautiful girl?
It feels like their gossiping today is burning like a raging fire.
This reminded Tianyu of some unpleasant memories from when she had been examined by this group of middle-aged women.
Also, because of the sounds coming from the scene today, there was a significant impact for males.
Consequently, the male research staff had been sent away early by Maria to wait at the ability training grounds.
Only Tianyu and Maria were left on-site.
Maria, with her fiery red long hair paired with a red tracksuit, looked particularly eye-catching in this predominantly white space.
“That child…” Maria suddenly murmured, as if speaking to Tianyu: “Isn’t her voice a bit too H?”
“……” Unable to argue back, Tianyu could only silently lower her head, pretending not to hear.
——I’m really sorry that my brother is such a sensitive child～
After quite a while.
The physical examination finally ended.
Nagi stepped out of the room in a white form-fitting outfit, her steps a bit unsteady.
This was the outfit changed for the upcoming ability test.
The form-fitting outfit Nagi wore was equipped with many small devices to detect magical reactions in real time, looking like some professional motion capture equipment.
However, because the figure of the person wearing the outfit was too alluring, the fabric clung to her skin, accentuating her feminine curves, and the straps used to secure the devices seemed to highlight her abundant chest and voluptuous thighs.
What should have been a serious piece of experimental equipment now resembled a kind of bondage attire from a playful scenario, radiating sensuality and a sense of taboo.
“Nagi-nee, are you okay?” Even Tianyu hesitated for half a second before approaching.
Only Nagi came out of the room, as the research staff needed to verify and compare Nagi’s various parameters and samples inside to check for any anomalies.
Therefore, on the way to the ability training ground, it was just Tianyu and Maria accompanying her.
Maria seemed eager to finish quickly, leading the way ahead.
While Nagi walked behind, supported by Tianyu.
“How was it?” Tianyu, worried that the recent examination might reveal some issues, took the opportunity to ask in Nagi’s ear.
“H-Hell…” Nagi replied, her eyes void of light.
“W-What do you mean?”
“Being surrounded by a bunch of aunties after stripping… It was like an auntie hell…” Nagi’s expression was as if she had witnessed a hellish scene.
Considering her past experiences as a male, combined with what she had just gone through during the examination, calling it hell was not an exaggeration.
“Do you think being surrounded by a bunch of uncles would be better?” Tianyu retorted in a low voice.
Upon hearing this, Nagi tried to imagine such a scenario—
“……Why are my legs suddenly clamped together?”
“W-There’s nothing!? Hurry, let’s go faster, I’m itching to know what kind of magic I understand!”
Magic, superpowers…
There are various interpretations of abilities.
Every awakened student will undergo various experiments in the ability training grounds of Zone Zero to compare results with documented abilities.
Thus, different types of abilities will be categorized based on these results.
Common categories include “physical enhancement type,” which relates to the body; “element control type,” which can create or control a broad element; and “concept type,” related to certain logical concepts, etc.
The specifics of categorization can be quite diverse, as the effects of abilities, even if of the same type, can vary greatly.
Therefore, there isn’t a truly systematic classification.
It can only serve as a basic recognition tool.
Nagi intended to showcase a rather rare type of ability classified as “restoration.”
As the name suggests,
It is a type of ability that has a certain healing or treatment effect on injuries and illnesses. While many physical enhancement types can achieve similar effects, the most representative aspect is that— it can work on others.
While having monstrous healing abilities is not uncommon, being able to affect others is the hallmark of “restoration” abilities.
Although if she just wanted to be low-key and not draw attention, Nagi didn’t have to pretend she awakened a “restoration” ability.
Nagi’s ability in this aspect comes from one of her contracted beasts, “Phoenix,” called “Rebirth Flame.”
In the original world view of “Star Pull,” it is considered a BUG-level ability.
In simple terms, its ability can be summarized as—
Magic power equals vitality.
No matter what kind of injury, as long as it’s not instant death or influenced by conceptual types, it can bring herself or others back from the brink of death and restore them instantly.
Similar abilities may remind one of “Dusk Authority,” but the two are actually quite different.
Dusk Authority can maintain life through the operation of “reversing life and death,” even in the case of fatal damage.
However, if the authority is revoked, the “already” deceased will revert to their original state.
On the other hand, Phoenix’s “Rebirth Flame” is a complete “reincarnation.”
Even if the authority is withdrawn, it will not affect those who have already been restored.
The reason Nagi subconsciously chose Phoenix’s “Rebirth Flame” as her “ability” is quite simple.
Apart from its extreme convenience, it also serves to make her seem not like a complete waste.
After all, she is now truly caught up in the extraordinary world and cannot revert to being that childhood friend who knows nothing about the real world.
Therefore, considering a similar character role,
For example—
The childhood friend who silently stands by the protagonist’s side and is willing to sacrifice her life to save the protagonist at a critical moment.
A perfect vase-type healer who stands up at crucial moments, leaving the protagonist with lifelong regrets—
So she must have enough reason to stay by Kanade’s side at all times.
If her ability is too weak, like just granting herself “super healing abilities,”
Then she would have been excluded from the team long before a crisis arrived.
While she hopes to become a vase, she shouldn’t even be unable to stand on stage.
Thus, a half-baked “Rebirth Flame” is quite a good choice.
As for the type of ability Nagi wants to pretend to have, having once been a hardcore player of “Star Pull,” she has long thought out a suitable “ability.”
The lower tier of “Rebirth Flame”—
“Shared Life Feather”
—Healing oneself or others by sacrificing one’s own vitality.
It can be said to be an ability tailor-made for “the suffering, sacrificial type of female protagonist.”
