Chapter 183: Don’t you want to hear my story first…?

“Like I said before, there’s no need to thank me—let’s focus on healing you instead.” Sage said calmly, which led Eva to hug her little Oliver once more before speaking nervously.

“Alright, but… can my son stay?”

“Yes, that’s no problem.”

Sage responded with the same calm demeanor, knowing that Angel’s Breath could only heal one person at a time. Even if the angelic ray of light were to fall on someone else during the process, it would only affect the selected target—who couldn’t be changed once chosen. Then, pointing firmly to the card on her left, she made the announcement.

“Then let’s begin. [Isolation Veil] on! [5 Meters] [1 Minute]!!”

With the command, the card swiftly transformed into a beam of light, forming a translucent barrier with a 5-meter radius around Sage at its center. At that moment, Sage pointed to the second card and declared in a loud voice.

“[Angel’s Breath] On!”

The card quickly transformed into a stream of light that formed a spherical angel with wings. Sage immediately pointed at Eva and commanded it to heal her. The angel slowly approached her until it hovered right above her head, and under the nervous and astonished gaze of mother and son, the angel released a beam of light that fell directly upon them. At that moment, Eva could feel all her pain vanish—even the hidden pain in her private areas that had been under medical treatment.

Soon, the ray of light faded along with the angel, and Eva looked down at her hands in amazement. She began patting her body frantically, realizing that not only was she completely pain-free, but she also felt full of vitality and energy. Even her skin seemed noticeably smoother and softer, almost as if she had become a different person entirely, which led her to speak, overwhelmed with emotion.

“This is incredible…”

As Sage gently touched Eva’s head to examine her once more, Kai mentally calculated the aura cost of Angel’s Breath, realizing it had been much lower than expected. Even in his current state—weak and exhausted due to the Inverse Flow pact—he had barely felt it. That led him to suspect that the disease hadn’t actually been cured and that he had just wasted a valuable use of his precious ability. However, at that moment, Sage communicated through their mental link with a slightly surprised tone.

[Master, the disease is gone. There are no traces left. It’s possible that because we detected it before it fully manifested, the aura cost was significantly reduced.]

[That’s a rather interesting bit of data. Note it down and create a roadmap for re-examining Alcatraz. The fact that it still hasn’t been able to capture that Drider is bothering me.] Visibly satisfied, Kai replied with a small smile on his face, to which Sage responded cheerfully.

[Right away.] While answering her master, Sage looked at Eva and spoke in a calm tone.

“Your illness has been successfully cured. However, your genetic predisposition remains, so it would be wise to begin regular checkups from now on.”

“I know I’ve said it a lot, but I honestly don’t know how else to express it—thank you so much. You’ve given me more than I ever imagined…”

Eva said, feeling more energetic than ever as she subtly shifted her thighs, secretly savoring a strange yet comforting sensation she thought she’d never experience again. There was no pain, no discomfort, no burning—just a feeling of incredible softness and delicacy. It might have even been better than before she ever arrived on that damned island, and the realization nearly brought her to tears once more.

“You really do sound like a broken record with all that thanking, so just let it go for now. Take a few days to relax before thinking about what to do next. This property is pretty big, and there are relaxation facilities all over the place.”

Kai, who was also within the Isolation Veil barrier, spoke with a calm smile, which brought a shy smile to Eva’s face as she nodded gently. But then, remembering that the brave hero in front of her hadn’t been unconscious when she told her story, she decided to ask in a slightly uneasy voice.

“Don’t you want to hear my story first…?”

“Mmm… only if you know something about those spiders, or how you ended up on the island, or if there’s something specific you want to tell me. Otherwise, it’s not necessary. I imagine things weren’t easy for you on that island, so there’s no need to reopen wounds unless it’s for something important.”

Kai replied calmly, bringing an odd warmth to Eva’s heart. After a few seconds, she swallowed hard and spoke in a soft, quiet voice.

“…I understand. Then maybe we can talk tonight after my baby falls asleep.”

“Alright, but for now, just relax a bit—or better yet…” Kai said while stretching, then looked at Sage and added in a relaxed tone.

“Sage, bring out a few things, so Oliver can play with his mom. You know which ones.”

“Right away, Master.”

Sage nodded with a smile and quickly gave orders to a pair of robots in the workshop to bring out a few items from the toy collection—safe concept prototypes and other miscellaneous things her master kept in his workshop. Of course, none of them were truly important. The loyal fairy would never dare to touch the real toy collection, which was made up of gifts her master had received throughout his life and held dear.

As a pair of robots entered the room—now that the Isolation Veil barrier had disappeared—carrying skateboards, remote-controlled scale models, balls, and more, the little Oliver’s eyes lit up with excitement, and a joyful, grateful smile spread across Eva’s face. At that moment, Kai commented as he jumped up from the couch, feeling his stomach growl like a beast.

“Well then, in the meantime, let’s eat—I’m starving!”

“Sir Kai, your meal is served.”

Almost in perfect sync, Mrs. Yoshiko entered the main hall once again and announced in a calm and professional tone, which made Kai’s eyes shine with excitement. He quickly placed Salem and Tama on the couch and rushed toward the dining room, causing light giggles from Yumiko and Keiko.

“He really is just a big kid…” Yumiko said with a tender, affectionate voice as she looked toward where Kai had vanished, to which Keiko added with a lovestruck smile on her face.

“Yeah, though he’s every bit a man when it counts…”

“You don’t have to tell me…”

Yumiko nodded in agreement as a strange warmth surged through her body, inevitably bringing to mind the image of a certain towering dragon, which made her press her thighs together tightly. At the same time, she glanced sideways at Keiko, who had a faint blush on her cheeks and was squeezing her thighs in the same way. Both mothers decided to stay silent and pretend not to notice.

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While Kai was rapidly devouring his food, he quickly reached out to his trusted assistant through their mental connection to ask something that had been nagging at him since he woke up.

[Sage, how did I survive?]

[I’m not entirely sure, Master. Right before you lost consciousness, a storm of lightning struck the island, and one of the bolts hit you directly. At that moment, your aura reserves were recharged—as if Inverse Flow had reactivated on its own. But interestingly, at that exact same time, the Accomplices did this.]

Sage replied quickly in a serious tone while generating a holographic screen in front of her master. The screen showed the Accomplices roaring toward the sky before vanishing. But through his Gyo, Kai could see that what looked like particles of aura were rising into the sky, which led him to ask, both surprised and confused—he even froze mid-bite, noodles dangling just inches from his mouth.

[The Accomplices de-manifested, and I recovered aura…?]

[No, Master. The Accomplices didn’t de-manifest—after all, they can’t. They’re parasitic Nen beasts. Once created, they exist indefinitely until they’re either killed or their host dies. Instead, they somehow managed to ‘send’ you aura, using almost all of their energy reserves in the process.

[The massive energy drain sent them into a day-long slumber, though their hosts only experienced mild fatigue. They’re fully operational again now.] Sage explained with a faint trace of surprise in her tone, prompting Kai to reply in disbelief as he resumed eating.

[I didn’t know they could do that…]

[Neither did I, Master. Maybe, in their effort to respond to their hosts’ desire to save you, they resorted to that measure—or perhaps something else entirely happened. For now, it remains a complete mystery…] Sage answered, her voice tinged with uncertainty. Kai could only sigh in response.

[You really never stop learning when it comes to a Nen ability…]

[That’s certainly the case, Master…] Sage nodded in agreement, already generating a full schedule to test each Nen ability in order to identify unknown variables like that one. At that moment, Kai spoke in a focused tone.

[Alright, putting that aside for now, we have a lot of work to do, Sage. After all, I’m a firm believer that what doesn’t kill me makes me stronger—and this battle was extremely revealing. We need to work on developing new abilities, especially focusing on spatial techniques. By the way, you did manage to obtain the copy of the male Drider, right?]

[Yes, Master. I haven’t tried to decode it yet, but I’ve uploaded it to the servers and made several backup copies.] Sage responded quickly while displaying a new holographic screen for Kai, who nodded in satisfaction and added firmly.

[Perfect. We’ll try to decode it later. Also, my arrogance really cost me this time—no more foolishness about not wearing armor. We're going to focus on creating a combat suit with an Aura Script amplification pattern!]

[Noted, Master!] Sage answered enthusiastically, clearly energized by her master’s determination. At that moment, Kai continued in a calm tone.

[Also, increase the priority of the Quirk Maker project. If there are more spiders like that—or worse—we're done for. We need to strengthen the family, restore All Might’s power, and empower capable heroes. We need a solid defensive line in case everything goes to hell. So, get in touch with Mirio—we’re going to focus on training him and several other promising candidates.]

[Understood, Master. By the way, after reviewing the security footage from the past few days, Mirio and All Might have been coming to check on you and see how you were doing.] Sage informed him calmly while displaying holographic screens with the surveillance recordings, to which Kai replied with understanding.

[Oh, that’s right—I promised All Might I’d train his kid… Even if it’s a bit annoying, put him on the training list with Mirio. A promise is a promise, and since he’s got One For All, he needs to be ready in case everything goes to hell. Also, we need to take down that Quirk-stealer. We can’t have something that dangerous lurking behind us while we prepare for an apocalyptic threat.]

[It’s done, Master. Shall I inform All Might, or would you prefer to do it yourself?] Sage asked promptly, ever the professional assistant. Kai shook his head and replied.

[I’ll do it myself, but first I want to prepare a few things—starting with reviewing the information on the Drider. I want to see if we can use it to create the spatial ability. I’m not getting wrapped up in those damn corrosive cocoons ever again…]

[Are you planning to go back, Master?] Hearing her master's words, Sage couldn’t help but ask with clear concern, to which Kai nodded and replied in a serious tone.

[Yes, we have to go back. That place is too dangerous to leave unchecked. Besides, something’s been bothering me. Among spiders, the females are usually bigger than the males—so doesn’t it strike you as odd that the female Drider was actually smaller?]

[You’re suggesting that…?] The little fairy turned to look at her master and asked with disbelief in her voice, and Kai nodded heavily.

[Yes… There might be a female even larger and more powerful than that male Drider. The one we fought could have been a juvenile. And for some reason, three of the original spiders are still alive. They hid when we went on a rampage targeting the strongest ones, and I highly doubt it was just out of fear. There’s something else on that island… and we need to find out what it is.]

[…] Upon hearing the confirmation of her fears, Sage could only remain silent, her expression grave and full of concern. Then, with a serious tone, she added.

[…Master, there’s actually something even stranger. The day we were on the spider island, the family contacted All Might and sent him to the last recorded location we left behind. But no matter how much he searched the area, he never encountered the fog or the storm. According to him, he only saw a calm sea.

[Meanwhile, Eva mentioned that a storm suddenly struck the ship she was on, and somehow—though they couldn’t understand how—they ended up on the island. But according to her account, she was about 10,000 kilometers away from where we were…]

[Well, that place is certainly mysterious. Besides, we knew from the beginning that it was moving slowly, so it’s possible that the island travels around the world—and maybe the way to enter it is by being at sea level. Knowing All Might, he most likely flew over it, and with the existence of those conditional webs, anything is possible…]

Kai commented in an analytical tone. But at that moment, his eyes widened in realization, and he quickly turned to look at his trusted assistant, asking urgently.

[Wait, Sage—you said All Might was in the vicinity and only saw calm seas, right?]

[That’s correct, Master.]

Sage nodded quickly, a little confused, but her expression soon shifted to one of realization and shock—just as Kai asked, his voice suddenly heavy with disbelief.

[Then if he was in the area… how the hell did he not see my Kame Hame Ha…?]

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