“I learned that.”

  “Hm..?”

  “Exclusive partner.”

  The two soaked themselves in the bathtub. Airi sat on Eishi’s p, his thing still twitching inside her. It was her body that was left powerless, rendering her incapable of escaping his clutches.

  The mention of ‘exclusive partner’ roused Eishi’s mind.

  Like the others, Airi possessed unique capabilities due to her SS rated talent. However, she wasn’t able to ‘use’ it until now. It was more roundabout. The mental image of an unfolded paper could not use it—unlike the others.

  Just as he was about to ask what it was, a stream of warm current flowed from his thick flesh rod. A bck mystical mark appeared on his left hand.

  [Chosen as an exclusive partner contracted by the SS-rated talent, Love Devil.]

  [All attributes are permanently enhanced by 30%.]

  Once he checked, he verified the enhancements.

  [Eishi Hiraoka]

  Innate Talent: Time Dominator (SSS, Second-order)

  Non-exclusive Talent: Spatial Backpack (410,000 Cubic Meters), Constitution Boost (S, Second-order), Weak Electricity (A, First-order)

  Life Level: Second-order, One-star

  Strength: 328 (426)

  Agility: 323 (420)

  Constitution: 624 (1,872 > 2,059)

  Spirit: 720 (936)

  Eishi felt Airi’s entire body tremble. To his shock, she grew a small pair of bck wings and a slender bck tail. Its tip had the tendency to form a heart-shape, making him swallow his words.

  “Eishi! I feel stronger!”

  [Airi Akizuk

  Innate Talent: Love Devil (SS, Second-order)

  Non-exclusive Talent: Agility Boost (B, Second-order). Spirit Boost (B, First-order)

  Life Level: Second-order, One Star

  Strength: 230

  Agility: 309

  Constitution: 240

  Spirit: 400 (600)

  The two were caught off-guard by the [Exclusive Partner]’s effects. Airi gained a 150% amplification to her spirit permanently.

  “Try to do the unfolded paper again.”

  “Um.”

  Unlike before, her talent responded now. She sensed four invisible ‘strings’ appear on her fingertips.

  “I can use this to control others, I think.”

  “Mind control? That’s not bad.”

  Dealing with Airi’s awakening took a short time. It was Eishi’s desires that led him to pilot the ‘succubus’ inside the bathtub. The tipped end of her tail alone served as another sensitive spot simir to her clit.

  When the two came out of the bathroom, Mahiru was already in the living room. Aside from her, Haruno remained in the surveilnce room most of the time. Only the three of them are in the living room.

  Mahiru’s surprise was apparent. He came out carrying a succubus. She subconsciously gnced at her chest, feeling a bit of envy.

  With two girls and Eishi sitting in the middle, a small ‘infighting’ was inevitable. Their hands grasped his hands. Their breasts hugged his arm affectionately. Mahiru came fresh out of the bath, and so did Airi. Their fragrance intertwined in his nose, creating a very pleasant scent.

  Airi and Mahiru’s moves were subtle, yet each one was capable of showcasing their affection.

  ‘Jealousy… I am already a lucky bastard to have beauties like them…’

  Eishi was lucky the two understood him to the fullest. Mahiru connects with him spiritually the greatest, making him her ‘soulmate’. Airi is his most perfect physical match, going as far as to abandon everything for their fusion.

  Although their minds are the por opposites (mature/simple), they pced Eishi’s wellbeing in front of them. The shura field is weak enough to keep him reassured, remaining on the levels of ‘slight jealousy’ at most.

  He indulged for a while before bringing Airi outside. The snowfall had already turned into a full-on blizzard. Snow piled up on the street almost half a meter high. The sight of the two wearing only one yer of clothing amidst the freezing cold is eyecatching.

  Unfortunately, there weren’t any survivors who saw them.

  Eishi saw vague sets of footsteps.

  ‘This one’s Saeko’s. So it’s them.’

  Thinking of the feet he pyed with three days ago, he nodded. The women squad has extremely high attributes compared to the others. Shizuka’s five-times enhancement alone dwarfs anyone else in the early stage.

  Of course, the exceptions are those who haven't been bound yet—Yukino, Megumi, and Utaha. Eishi only gave them a few golden grapes to awaken their talents. Shizuka, Saeko, and Haruno outmatches them in terms of status and progress. That is the difference of treatment between his confidantes and those who are not.

  Soon, the duo found a nearly frozen zombie for Airi to experiment on. She extended one of the strings towards the zombie. The entire process went without a hitch.

  Through experimentation, Airi could order and control the zombie like an autonomous puppet. She could also see their vision.

  This gave Eishi an idea.

  ‘Hostile espers…’

  He recalled Haruno’s talent. One of its functions is to see the favorability of others. It doesn’t have the restrictions of Eishi’s version.

  ‘A manager of a group… Control that person, and we’ll have a force under us.’

  He could not help but pinch Airi’s cheeks. She looked at him in grievance and pouted.

  “Can you cut it off?”

  “Mhm.”

  “Do it.”

  Her string disconnected from the zombie. It let out a low growl as it charged slowly towards them.

  Sou-!

  A swift strike from his longsword cut it in two. The longsword didn’t even need to touch the rest of its body. The impact from Eishi’s arms traveled to the snowy ground, creating a considerable crevice beneath the zombie.

  ‘I haven’t tested my strength yet…’

  Eishi eyed a metallic pole. His unprotected hands grasped it.

  Crank-!

  With a squeezing gesture, the half-meter thick metallic pole snapped. He effortlessly held its upper body in his hand.

  He eyed several cars buried in snow. He arched his right arm backward before throwing it like a javelin. Its flight was unsightly due to its shape and Eishi’s cking grip, though it still did its job.

  Swoosh-!

  Boom-!

  A cloud of snow kicked up as the ground shook. The cars’ arms were activated, creating a loud noise in the otherwise silent street.

  Semi-frozen zombies began to pour out of the buildings. Along with them are mutated zombies of all shapes and sizes.

  “We’ll find you some temporary bodyguards. Tell me if you don’t like their appearance.”

  Airi bnkly nodded, still reveling in the sudden show of strength Eishi did. Her tail could not help but curl up, her lower body starting to go on heat.

  Eishi noticed this reaction and hugged her waist. This made her eyes more blurred and misty.

  “Later. Let’s finish the job for now…”

  *****

  What does it mean to be a humanoid tank?

  Was it throwing ten-meter long steel beams?

  Was it dropping a road roller on a ten-storey building?

  Was it killing a dozen first-order mutated zombies ‘instantly’?

  Eishi did all of the above.

  The ground filled with snow sizzled as it melted. The absurd 2,000 points in constitution made him a human-shaped industrial machine, capable of emitting high temperatures around him.

  Hum-!

  Bam-!

  Upon handing, a shockwave spread to his surroundings. The strong burst of electromagnetic field and the impact of his fall turned over a dozen cars instantly. The faint red fog was also blown away, creating a clear nd.

  The light on his milky white core dwindled slightly.

  Eishi scanned his surroundings in satisfaction. The hundred-meter-long national road was cleared of white snow. Several H-shaped metallic beams were embedded on the ground. Traces of mutated zombies remain present beneath them.

  There was even an exploded road roller whose fmes were extinguished by the cold winds.

  Roar-!

  Eishi stabbed his longsword on a first-order mutated zombie’s chest. From her tattered clothes, it can be said that her figure is fruitful before becoming a zombie.

  What made him speechless was…

  [Purity: Intact (Can be Bound)]

  ‘This damned pragmatic system…’

  The thought of screwing zombies made him shudder. Airi arrived by his side a few seconds ter.

  “She has a pretty good mental skill. Do you like her?”

  “Um!”

  The previous mutated zombies looked too hideous, had their body mutated, or straight up biological monsters. Their talents also did not seem as strong as he had expected. This female zombie, while her jaws remained open and her eyes rolled up, looked more presentable.

  Soon, Airi completed her ‘control’. Her innate talent was present in Eishi’s panel as well: [Mental Shock (S, First-order)]. Controlling this mutated zombie was as easy as pie. Airi’s 600-point spirit attribute suppresses her firmly.

  ‘Where should we go next?’

  This street was the main road leading straight to their vil. He had just killed two dozen mutated zombies. Barely one appeared with an S rated innate talent.

  He looked at the ‘rich district’ nearby before shaking his head. Saeko’s group used it as a training ground, hunting zombies throughout this pce. Aside from zombies, they also encountered a few dozen survivors.

  With the confidantes’ [Lucky Eyes], they easily saw through feigned goodwill and hidden threats. Less than 10% of these survivors harbored no evil thoughts in their all-beauty female squad.

  Although, Eishi’s main concern was the absence of “zergs”. They spat out that blood mist and crashed onto Earth, yet they haven’t appeared yet.

  ‘I’ll leave that district to them.’

  Eishi decided to clear the other side of his vil. It leads straight to the residential district with a slight distance from the port and the metropolis.

  He then thought about the recent intel from Haruno.

  First, the city’s water services stalled completely. Two days ago, electricity also stopped working. The Internet remained up as this world’s development utilized satellites.

  Second, a shelter was built by several high-ranking government officials. It is headed by Mayor of Yokohama City, Takagi Souichiro. Their base is located on the city hall, which had been strictly barricaded by the JSDF, SAT, and local police.

  Third, the shelter above is publicly recruiting espers and survivors alike. Many had chosen to join, more so when rumors of the city hall having a huge arsenal of weapons came to being.

  Lastly, the Mayor’s wife is said to be an extremely strong esper. This kept the entire base in order.

  What Eishi cared about wasn’t the mayor nor his wife, but their daughter. In this world, information about her wasn’t seen much on the Internet. From his past life’s memories, however, he knew Takagi Saya.

  She is a pink-haired twintailed beauty that led the protagonist’s group. She is the tactician of sorts.

  While Saeko is his appointed captain, she and Eishi know about her fws. Her talent y not in leading, but being led. She will execute whatever order there was, so long as it is not unreasonable.

  Most importantly…

  ‘She’ll definitely fit the system’s criteria.’

  *****

  “They should have arrived by now…”

  A pink-haired girl, with her hair tied in twintails, bit her thumb in anxiety. One of her gsses cracked. Pale white fog came out of her breath. The gss window of this random two-storey residential building showed signs of frosting.

  She turned back and saw her remaining companion wrapped in eleven yers of quilt. Saya herself is wrapped in eight yers of quilt, yet it cannot completely prevent the chill from seeping through her bones.

  Forget about fighting, she doesn’t even have the strength to run from zombies right now.

  Two days ago, she and her group broke out of their school. Their target was the residence of a female SAT member. It just so happens that the person with Saya was that SAT member’s friend and roommate, Marikawa Shizuka.

  Things went wrong when they disturbed a nest of first-order mutated zombies. It took a lot of effort to escape from the ones in their school. Their group also cked a main combatant who will face zombies head-on.

  In the end, Saya and Shizuka were forced to separate from them. As if that wasn’t enough, the electricity was also cut off. The sole reason they survived from that overwhelming cold was the school’s built-in heaters for winter.

  Without it, their situation grew dire. They can no longer move. The st of their supplies will be spent tomorrow.

  “Saya-chan, if it doesn’t work… leave me behind.”

  “Sensei..?” Saya bnked out for a moment. “No, that won’t work…”

  Her voice wasn’t as strong as she had expected.

  Just a tad bit…

  Saya thought of abandoning Shizuka.

  Her rational side urged her to commit to a final attempt. She didn’t want to die without even trying. Her inner conflict boiled down to silence.

  The blonde-haired Shizuka saw this and said nothing. She even felt a sense of relief.

  Bam-!

  The sudden shaking of the ground took them out of their subtle stalemate.

  Saya swiftly parted a small portion of the curtain.

  There, she saw a man leaping thirty meters high in the air. His arm held a long steel bar, throwing it to the ground akin to a javelin.

  Another rumbling ensued.

  Bang-!

  Bang-!

  Bang-!

  Out of thin air, two sets of M4A1 (M4 Carbines) appeared in his grasp. He shot the zombies beneath him as he fell, killing them with great accuracy.

  Bam-!

  His nding created a third quake.

  ‘Just what…’