After seeing off all the guests, Ren finally had some free time.

  Taking advantage of the moment, he sat down and began writing in his diary.

  [Today was the gathering of diary holders.]

  [It rocess of going from strao acquaintances.]

  [ht. There was actually something important I fot to mention today.]

  [It's about the abilities gained by Shinomiya and Sanzenin.]

  [Both the Devil Fruit and the Vision e with side effects.]

  [The Vision funs as aernal an that absorbs elemental magi the surroundings and verts it into power. However, it ot be separated from its owner.]

  [If a Vision is forcibly removed, it causes serious problems.]

  [Most notably, the owner will be uo use their elemental abilities.]

  [So, anyone who possesses a Vision should take good care of it.]

  [Of course, a Vision only be used by the person who has activated it.]

  [If someone else tries to steal it, they'll suffer severe backsh.]

  [The Vision will automatically release elemental energy powerful enough to burn an attacker to ash.]

  [In short, keep it safe and avoid unnecessary acts.]

  [Now, about the Devil Fruit.]

  [I don't remember its exact meics, but after Shinomiya, I noticed something unusual.]

  [There's a spirit attached to her soul, a unique imprint that likely came with the fruit.]

  [This imprint seems to be both the source of her power and the reason for the Devil Fruit's curse.]

  [All Devil Fruit users lose their ability to swim, they're rejected by the sea.]

  [This is the unavoidable price of obtaining such power.]

  [Shinomiya is lucky.]

  [She ate one of the stro Logia fruits, the Ice-Ice Fruit.]

  [Even if she's rejected by the sea, she just freeze the water beh her feet. No big deal.]

  [Still, even if she wears a swimsuit, I doubt she'll have many ces to enjoy the o.]

  [Oher hand, the ability Mouri obtained is far more 'normal.']

  [Her only real issue might be something girls worry about more—her weight.]

  [After all, muscle is much heavier than fat.]

  [Hopefully, she stay calm about it.]

  At the Mouri Household

  Ran froze in shock as she read the diary.

  Immediately, she grabbed the bathroom scale from the er of her room.

  She took a deep breath and stepped onto it, praying for mercy.

  The numbers flickered for a moment before settling at 53 kilograms.

  Boom!

  Ra as if she had just been struck by lightning.

  "T-This is way too fast!"

  It had only been two days since she got that ability.

  And in just two days, her weight had jumped by five kilograms.

  Ran hurriedly stepped off the scale.

  She took off her school uniform, theated before pulling off her pantyhose as well.

  Taking another deep breath, she stepped ba.

  …

  The number hadn't ged.

  Ran covered her face.

  It was real.

  Her weight had actually increased that much.

  "Ugh… this is a lot."

  She frow the scale.

  "The appetite boost that came with this ability is such a pain."

  Sighing, she turo the full-length mirror in her room.

  Since she had already taken off her outerwear, she might as well i her body properly.

  She examined herself carefully.

  Surprisingly, she didn't look any different from usual.

  No, wait—

  She actually looked slimmer than before.

  Ran focused on her legs.

  Her thighs, which had been well-developed from years of karate training, looked noticeably leaner.

  She reached down and grabbed her leg.

  Beh her fingers, she could feel the firm muscles.

  "It's not rock-hard, but it's definitely firmer than before."

  She tested her movement.

  Lifting her leg effortlessly into a perfect high kick, she noticed something immediately.

  "This feels way easier than before."

  Her core strength had noticeably improved.

  She felt zero strain, and her bance erfectly trolled.

  Ran lowered her leg and examined her arms and stomach.

  Her arms were slimmer, and her waist had a more defined curve.

  After another minute of careful self-iion, she noticed one part of her body that had actually grown.

  "Why… are my breasts bigger!?"

  Ran stared down in disbelief.

  pared to irls her age, she was already well-developed.

  But now…

  She had definitely grown more.

  "My thighs got slimmer."

  "My arms got thinner."

  "So why did my chest get bigger?"

  As someone who practiced karate, Ran had never cared much about things like body size.

  But this… was a bit excessive.

  She sighed.

  "I really hope this stops here."

  Having a rger chest might seem like a good thing, but for someone as active as her, it could be a real hassle.

  It would affect her bance, restrict her movements, and even cause shoulder pain if it kept growing.

  Of course, there was another issue she had to think about.

  "…Won't I have to buy new underwear?"

  Ran rubbed her temples, feeling another headache ing on.

  "Ugh… I should at least wait a few days to see if this keeps up before I go shopping."

  Girls really have a lot to worry about.

  After finishing his diary entry, Ren g the time.

  8:23 PM.

  It was getting te.

  Following his usual routihis was around the time he'd start thinking about washing up.

  "Ahhhhhhhhh!"

  Suddenly, a shrill scream came from outside.

  Ren's eyelids twitched.

  "…Something wro door?"

  He sighed.

  "This high-end building really isn't peaceful at all."

  The apartment he was staying in had already beee of a murder case.

  Not only that, but three soul remnants had bee behind.

  And now, it seemed like the -door neighbors were preparing for something just as chaotic.

  He shook his head.

  Ren wasn't the type to meddle in other people's business, but… he didn't mind watg the show.

  The gray fog around him shifted, f into an invisible eye that slipped through the wall.

  And captured the se door.