NOVPUB"Young master, where are we?" Linda widened her eyes in amazement when the view of a metropolitan city appeared before her. They were at the top of a tall building, and she could see Chinese words everywhere. They arrived in China!
"North Beijing. You will join East Asia’s superhero academy tomorrow." Elysia pointed to a military base in the distance.
"But, I’m not a superhero. I’m not a combatant, either. I’m also not fluent in Mandarin..." Linda was feeling down and a bit nervous.
"It’s okay. They use English as the standard international language. Also, superheroes don’t always have to be combatants. The ability users in logistics and other non-combatants can be considered heroes in their field of expertise. However, you need to learn a lot for that first. Follow me." Elysia beckoned to Linda to follow her.
They got out of the tall building and stopped a taxi. Their destination was a hotel.
When Elysia booked a room, Linda’s mind had already traveled from the far east to the distant west.
Linda was never close with men other than her late father and brother. However, she would spend the night with her young master!?
She had no idea what her young master planned for her. Still, she felt incredibly embarrassed because it was a bit inappropriate.
A man and woman in a room... Linda had already distanced herself from her young master because of her cultural preservation.
Elysia could easily guess what Linda was thinking with such an anxious, embarrassed expression. She ignored it and went into the room.
It was a spacious fancy suite room with two separate bedrooms, a striking living room, and a comfortable TV room. Also, a polished, clean kitchen.
Elysia inspected the room once and then went to the bathroom. She ordered an extra bathtub, and two bathtubs were already available there.
She filled both of them with warm water and mixed her potion. One bathtub was filled with purifying liquid to remove the impurities from someone’s body, and the other one was the nourishment water to awaken one’s superpower and nourish one body.
"Linda, come here." Elysia called out, and Linda went into the bathroom shyly.
"I want you to soak in this bathtub and gently rub all corners of your body with this water. After thirty minutes, you take a shower and clean up. After that, soak in this bathtub for half an hour. Follow the procedure to awaken your hidden potential. I’ll wait outside. Meet me after an hour." Elysia gave some instructions to the shy girl.
Linda just nodded as if she understood. Even though she doesn’t understand, she would follow her young master’s arrangements.
That green water was obviously a precious elixir, and that blue water was also a treasure worth tons of money. Her young master wished to awaken her hidden potential, but her mind wandered elsewhere.
Linda blamed her mind with shame and covered her flushed face. After making sure her young master was out of the bathroom, she took off all her clothes and soaked her entire body in the green water.
She rubbed her entire body without exception as instructed. It didn’t take long until she realized her brown burnt skin was starting to fade, but her body suddenly tingled.
"!?" Linda was terrified, but she soon calmed down. Her young master couldn’t possibly want to harm her. If he wanted to, he wouldn’t make such an effort.
The green water gradually turns pitch black and slightly sticky. However, her body felt extraordinarily refreshed, and something seemed to rise from within her.
"The awakening elixir? Young master truly invested so much in me. He thinks about my good... I must not disappoint him." Linda made up her mind. She was not worthy of her young master, and she blamed her previous naughty mind.
Once half an hour passed, the tingling sensation was gone. Linda got out of the pitch-black water and took a shower. Unfortunately, the sticky black liquid was smelly, and it took her half an hour to clean up. After that, she soaked in the blue water.
The warmth and comfort she unconsciously fell asleep when her body was treated by the nourishment serum water.
"Well, she fell asleep..." Elysia used her eye ability to check Linda’s situation in the bathroom.
Her attention then returned to her smartphone. She used the room’s wifi to access the internet and look for the latest information regarding Erina and the Minamoto Family.
’Wow, Erina is the 9th Rank esper in the world ranking. Why not give Erina a hint about our news?’ Elena felt it would be the best to tell Erina.
’Hmm, that’s been a while. She may have a change of heart. Let’s give her a surprise visit.’ Elysia previously tried to contact Erina via her spiritual connection. Still, she was hesitant because Erina’s loyalty had dropped a lot compared to five years ago.
<| Lv. 81 | Minamoto Erina | Female (24) |>
<| Loyalty: 61% |>
<| Talent: 4 Stars | SSR |>
’Based on Earth’s current power rank, she is an SS Rank Esper. She is permanently in 9th place for a reason, and World Unity gives her multiple privileges. Her multi-talent abilities sometimes make her a super precious asset. However, she was placed under heavy restrictions and prohibitions because her golden touch was too dangerous.’ Gaia explained a little.
’Erina’s superpower is still out of control? What about Mio? I’ve given them some instructions, cultivation, and technique manuals.’ Elysia scrolled to the latest news and dug deeper.
The Minamoto Family was already one of the three wealthiest families in the world, with assets that could no longer be counted.
Erina secured the 9th strongest esper in the entire world. Erina and Mio’s latest achievement took place in North America. They wiped out a horde of demons and prevented disaster.
Various components of the latest advanced weapons also rely heavily on Erina’s golden touch. Erina’s ability could no longer turn anything into gold but other metals, too!
’Mio is still by Erina’s side, but she needs to keep her distance from her master. Erina cheated on your instructions and focused solely on increasing her inner strength. She ignored her body cultivation. Erina is now labeled a dangerous entity, but she is humanity’s ally. She was once kidnapped by those mad scientists. They want to learn how her superpower works. Unfortunately, they messed with the wrong monster. Minamoto Family wiped out that organization. The country behind them also suffered greatly from Erina’s wrath. She killed everyone without mercy.’ Gaia shared some secret information from her Omniscient Earth Channel.
’I didn’t know this feature. Please grant my entry access.’ Elysia was silent for a moment and accessed Gaia’s Omniscient Earth Channel under Gaia’s permission to find out what had happened to Erina.
She paled when she found the most significant piece of information.
’Her grandfather died on the battlefield four years ago when the first underworld gate emerged, the most deadly demonic invasion. She went berserk during the operation. After the breakout was controlled and the demons were wiped out, her temperament changed.’ Elena read the information with complicated feelings.
’I see... Erina cheated her way. She rose from level 40 to 81 in five years. She can also rival SSS-level threats by herself. She focuses solely on her inner strength, which her body can’t handle.
Elysia muttered softly in her mind. She somehow could feel the sense of loss and loneliness that Erina felt during the tragedy.
Erina suffered a significant setback. Erina also couldn’t touch anyone or anything carelessly, especially when one’s mood and emotions were unstable.
’Hmm, this could be a bit dangerous, right? She always craved someone’s warmth. However, things got worse. Ely, I’m afraid she won’t let you go when you two meet.’ Ai couldn’t help but comment.
’That’s right, but Ely can handle Erina. This girl is always thirsty for love. But she is like a cursed golden rose. Poor girl. No wonder her esper title is an untouchable golden diva.’ Elena nodded in agreement. 𝒏𝙤𝙫𝒑𝙪𝙗.𝙘𝒐𝙢
’Alright. We’ll go to North America to meet Erina tomorrow afternoon after taking care of Linda’s registration.’ Elysia made a decision and closed Gaia’s Omniscient Earth Channel.
She then rechecked her smartphone and looked for some local information. After all, she had to go for a stroll with Linda to buy some things after this.
"Eh? 4G internet service ended two years ago. My SIM card can only be used for telephone calls? No wonder... I thought my phone was broken." Elysia breathed a sigh of relief.
She had to buy another phone, but she would do it later. Linda also didn’t need to buy a new phone because superhero academy would give the super smartphone to the superhero cadet.
"I wonder whether Satria took the test at the main base or the local branch. The Esper Association branch office near there can help him. I hope he takes my offer to become an international superhero, not just the local hero." Elysia put down her phone and looked at the bright afternoon sky outside the window.
She put the superhuman power seed to Satria. His overall power would multiply if his knight spirit appeared to protect something.
Satria’s superpower had more than that, but the appraiser could only measure it like an ordinary body-strengthening skill.
’That’s right! He can also transform into a knight ranger. Like the elemental ranger in Vrelenia, fufufu~’ Elena couldn’t help but laugh.
’Uhm...’ Elysia nodded, satisfied with her arrangement. The mecha was good, but the knight ranger transformation suited him the best.
A few moments later, Elysia barged into the bathroom. It had been an hour since Linda passed out in the nourishment water.
More than that wouldn’t bring more benefit, but harm. Thus, she carried Linda to the bed and helped the unconscious girl put on a bathrobe.
