Click.
"I'm home." A crisp voice echoed into the house, followed by a pretty figure opening the door and stepping inside.
"Mhm, right, where were we talking?" Chiaki stabilized herself against the shoe rack, taking off her shoes while chatting on her phone.
"We were talking about Yukiko's unsatisfied lust," a teasing voice replied.
"N-no, we weren't!" A softer voice objected, though it sounded very guilty. "It was just, um... I don't feel much when I do it with my boyfriend..."
"Ha! Isn't that just because his tool is too pathetic? Is it like a needle? Does it prick you when you have sex?" Chiaki said with a look of schadenfreude.
"H-how could you say that... about Makoto-kun's small tool..." The soft voice grew weaker and weaker.
"Ah, Yukiko. He's your first boyfriend, right? It's normal not to know. Without comparison, you naturally don't know the standard of your boyfriend's tool."
"Exactly, exactly," Chiaki agreed.
"Ugh!" The soft voice let out a frustrated whine.
"Hmm?" Chiaki heard movement from the bathroom and curiously walked toward it.
Inside the bathroom, Alistair was washing himself.
Unconsciously, he had spent the whole afternoon, hours of diligent plowing, focused entirely on Mina. She was fast asleep now, exhausted and unable to move. Alistair, thanks to the power of the Horse Talisman, was physically unfatigued, but his mind was severely worn out. Not wanting to just sleep, he decided to take a shower.
"Hmm... So I can permanently bind one ability to myself?" Alistair looked at the translucent light screen floating before him as the water ran.
His "Acquire" ability could be used three times a day and could not be stacked. If unused, the uses were simply wasted. So, Alistair used it three times a day directly on the air. Using it on physical objects only allowed him to gain observable information, which was useless. Gambling on random "Acquisition" by targeting the air might yield something good.
However, the abilities gained through "Acquire" were always secondary powers derived from the "Acquire" system itself, not true innate powers. The details were complex; Alistair wouldn't have understood them if the information hadn't been directly downloaded into his brain. While abilities were secondary, items or techniques could be directly imprinted or flash-memorized, becoming his own.
The random "Acquired" abilities had one key feature: they only became passive once permanently bound. Right now, all of them required Alistair to consciously use them. For example, if Alistair were instantly and fatally injured and lost consciousness, the Horse Talisman wouldn't activate automatically; he'd simply die. Once bound, it would automatically keep him in a state of peak health, requiring no active trigger.
Now, Alistair had gained an opportunity to bind an ability permanently. It might sound absurd, but this chance was also drawn randomly by using "Acquire" on the air. Only one could be bound at a time, and the time required was indefinite. During this process, unbound secondary abilities couldn't be used, but the ability being bound would gradually take effect, rather than activating only upon completion. Alistair unhesitatingly chose to bind the Horse Talisman. Who knew what kind of accident might happen later? A passive healing ability would at least guarantee his safety.
"It takes two days to bind??"
Alistair was dumbfounded. He thought it would only take a few hours. This meant that for two days, he would be like the template shown in Chapter 1: average in every aspect except for Charm.
"Fucking hell, good thing I used Jiro Morita's name when looking for trouble before, or this would be a disaster."
Alistair felt his strength slowly receding like an ebb tide. His heart tightened, but he breathed a sigh of relief when he realized there were no immediate threats. Good thing he had maliciously used Mina's brother Jiro's name; otherwise, being sought out by thugs over the next two days would have been a massive problem.
Click.
The bathroom door opened, and a familiar figure appeared before Alistair.
Alistair's Italian Cannon was still proudly standing at attention.
"Well, well, well, what have we found here? A passionate scene!"
Chiaki quickly aimed her phone at Alistair and snapped several rapid photos.
"Chiaki?!" Alistair was startled by Chiaki's sudden entry, but he quickly recovered and lunged to grab the phone. But Alistair had forgotten one crucial thing: he had just started binding the Horse Talisman's power.
Consequently, the Ox Talisman's effect was nullified, and Alistair's strength reverted to the average human level. The result...
"Oh ho ho, is my adorable little brother rebelling against his big sister Chiaki?"
Chiaki raised one hand high and grabbed Alistair's shoulder with the other, preventing him from reaching the phone.
"Chiaki, what's going on?" A voice came through the phone.
"I suddenly feel like sending this picture out. What do you think, my cute little brother?" Chiaki smiled wickedly.
"Hey, Yukiko, Nagisa, check out this gem, look!
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What do you think? Isn't it awesome? Hurry up and spread it!"
Right in front of Alistair, Chiaki not only sent the picture but loudly told her friends to spread it.
Shit!
Alistair, realizing he was no longer a numerical freak, resorted to cunning. He stretched his hands forward and forcefully grabbed those two conspicuously soft mounds. Even through her clothes, Alistair's hands sank in.
"Yngg~" Chiaki was startled by the sudden attack. She let out a small gasp, her legs momentarily went weak, and she nearly stumbled to the ground.
"Little Alistair! What are you doing?!" Chiaki clearly didn't think she was in the wrong and angrily questioned Alistair.
"Hmph, today I'm going to teach you a lesson and show you who's the—mnghfffff..."
Alistair was about to severely "educate" Chiaki, but she clamped her hand over his face and slammed him onto the ground.
"How dare a foolish little brother resist his big sister? Hmph!" Chiaki's smug expression made Alistair grit his teeth. But this was precisely when the binding process started. It would be a long time before his abilities returned. With Alistair's current average physical ability, he couldn't compete with Chiaki, who had joined the dance club and practiced some Aikido.
Tsk, Alistair sneered. Just you wait. Once my power is restored, I'll let her taste the Italian Cannon. Two days will pass quickly. I might as well take two days off, play games at home, and once this period of weakness is over, I'll completely develop her into a Cum Rag whose three orifices are exclusively his shape.
Alistair, wisely acknowledging he couldn't defeat Chiaki currently, decisively stood up, got dressed, and distanced himself from her. If he couldn't beat her, couldn't he hide? Anyway, the Horse Talisman's power was gradually taking effect. He could go back to his room and vent on Mina Morita. As for needing to explain? Heh. Why should Alistair explain his actions to anyone? Is he not allowed to have a girlfriend?
Returning to his room, Alistair looked at the sleeping Mina, and a plan suddenly formed in his mind...