The Infinite Powerhouse Mixed in with Sakura Dormitory

P.S.: This is only the third update today. I've been working on this for the past few days and I'm feeling very tired. I need to take a break.

Yesterday's monthly tickets and razor blades added two chapters, making it eighteen chapters in debt. Today I paid back one chapter, so I still owe you seventeen chapters, hehe... The growth rate is slowing down, you guys are not good enough.

Chapter 95 Mashiro, who ended up just passing by (First Update)

Because of Shiina Mashiro, the usually energetic Kamiigusa Misaki was nowhere to be seen when the two of them came out.

Jiang Jing and his companion walked leisurely side by side along the street lined with withered cherry blossoms, a stark contrast to the classmates beside them who rushed by anxiously, looking like they were about to be late.

"Huh! My uniform is a little small."

Having not worn his school uniform for over ten days, Jiang Jing, who was feeling uncomfortable as he walked, noticed that his uniform had become much smaller.

No, it's not that his uniform got smaller, but that he grew taller and became much more muscular.

More than ten days ago, he had grown to 1.71 meters tall. Jiang Jing used his spiritual power to cover his body and obtained the data that he had grown to 1.76 meters tall.

"Sora has grown taller again." Shiina Mashiro stood on tiptoe, then realized that even on tiptoe she only reached Eijiro's ear, and immediately felt a little annoyed.

"Why am I not growing taller?"

Jiang Jing turned his head and looked her up and down, his gaze sweeping over the area where she had grown a size larger: "It's because you've been eating things that have grown in other places lately."

"...?"

"Kanda, Shiina, we're going to be late, why aren't you running?" Just then, Aoyama Nanami's voice rang out from behind as she hurriedly ran towards school after finishing her morning shift at the convenience store.

The relationship between the three can be seen from their way of addressing each other. Aoyama Nanami has only met Shiina Mashiro a few times through Eijing and only exchanged simple greetings.

Jiang Jing and Qingshan Qihai, who had been classmates for two years and got along very well, were as casual as old friends.

"Qingshan, there's no use in rushing. There's not enough time to run there now, so it's okay to be late," Jiang Jing said nonchalantly.

"Kanda, how can you have this kind of mentality? How can you know it won't work if you don't give it your all? Even if it doesn't work, you still have to keep pushing forward." Aoyama Nanami jogged along as she lectured Jiang Jing.

“I still have Mashiro with me, do you think she can run?” Jiang Jing shrugged.

True white...

Hearing Jiang Jing address him so intimately, Aoyama Nanami instinctively frowned, then waved her hand and said, "Never mind you, Kanda, I'm going to school now."

"This is youth." Jiang Jing sighed as he watched Aoyama Nanami running with her ponytail swinging.

"This is youth," Shiina Mashiro sighed, mimicking Jiang Jing's expression.

However, her indifferent expression showed no sign of the expected感慨 (gǎnkǎi, a feeling of deep emotion or reflection).

When Jiang Jing and his companion arrived at school at a leisurely pace, class had already started more than ten minutes ago. The two ignored this and slowly changed into their indoor shoes before going their separate ways.

As the teacher began lecturing, Jiang Jing opened the back door of the classroom, and the sound from the podium immediately stopped.

Jiang Jing showed no embarrassment at being late, ignored the stares of his classmates, and waved to the teacher on the podium: "Xiao Chun, you can continue."

"Kanda-kun, if you hadn't gotten first place in the grade last time, I'd make you stand outside right now." Koharu tapped the table angrily from the podium.

"Also, you should call me Teacher Xiaochun."

"Xiaochun, you're so beautiful, calling you Teacher Xiaochun makes you sound a bit old," Jiang Jing said as he walked to his seat.

Jiang Jing found it quite amusing to tease this somewhat goofy and adorable teacher.

"Really... cough... sit still and listen to the lesson, don't disturb the other students."

"Kanda, I've noticed you're developing in the same direction as Mitaka Jin-senpai. You've even managed to make Koharu so happy." Aoyama Nanami, who was in front, turned around and looked at Jiang Jing with a newfound appreciation.

"How come I never knew you had this side to you, Kanda?"

"Ren has taken a leave of absence from school."

"Ha..." Jiang Jing's words startled Aoyama Nanami, but since she wasn't familiar with Mitaka Jin, she didn't feel much.

However, just as Aoyama Nanami was about to speak, the sound of Koharu tapping the table with chalk came from behind her. Under Koharu's disapproving gaze, Aoyama Nanami quickly turned around and sat up straight.

The class passed quickly.

Just then, amidst excited cheers from female voices, Kiba Yuuto, a first-year student downstairs, arrived at the door of the Jiangjing classroom, enveloped in a handsome aura and sporting a charming and gentle smile.

"Wow...it's Kiba, junior."

"Junior, is there something you need?"

"Junior... is there anything we can help you with...?"

Surrounded by a group of excited girls, Kiba Yuuto showed no impatience or displeasure, maintaining a gentle smile as he politely said, "Thank you, could you move aside? I need to talk to Kanda-senpai about something."

This familiar scene made all the boys in Jiang Jing's class look at Kiba Yuuto at the door with envious and jealous eyes, wishing they were the ones surrounded by that group of girls.

"Is there something you need, Yuto?" Jiang Jing asked, looking at Kiba Yuto in front of him.

"Kanda-senpai, the club president asked me to ask you to come to the activity room during your lunch break. He has something important for you." Kiba Yuuto's tone was full of respect, which made Aoyama Nanami, who was standing next to him, feel a little strange.

"Something important." Jiang Jing thought for a moment.

"Okay, I'll go over after I've eaten."

"Well then, I won't disturb Kanda-senpai's rest any longer." Kiba Yuuto bowed slightly, then walked out with a smile amidst the reluctant farewells of his juniors.

"Looks like you're quite popular in that club, Sorata. They even call you over during lunch break," said Aoyama Nanami, who was sitting in front of her, seemingly unconcerned.

"The club had an event during the holidays, so it must be related to that," Jiang Jing guessed, stroking his chin.

At noon, Jiang Jing and Shiina Mashiro, who hadn't made lunch, sat together in the cafeteria, seemingly oblivious to everyone else, eating together. As they ate, Shiina Mashiro would pick up dishes she didn't like and put them into Jiang Jing's bowl.

"Sorata, I'll go back by myself this afternoon," Shiina Mashiro suddenly said.

"Go back by yourself? You think you can find Sakura Dormitory?" Jiang Jing asked, somewhat puzzled.

“Sorata looks down on people.” Shiina Masashiro’s cheeks puffed out slightly.

"This isn't a matter of whether you look down on someone or not. Have you forgotten who volunteered to go buy soy sauce the day before yesterday, and who I ended up finding by the river?" Jiang Jing rolled his eyes.

Remembering how Shiina Mashiro went to a convenience store a hundred meters away to buy soy sauce, and ended up buying it from a river several kilometers away, Jiang Jing felt speechless but also wanted to laugh.

"Ayano said she wanted to come over and talk to me about the manga, and I walked with her after school." Shiina Mashiro, who originally wanted to give Jiang Jing a capable impression but found herself unsuccessful, honestly explained the reason.

"Oh, she's here. That puts my mind at ease." Jiang Jing nodded.

"By the way, Honglian is a bit uncomfortable in my pocket. You can put it in your backpack and take it home for me after school." As he spoke, Jiang Jing took out a small, black and red knife about ten centimeters long from his pocket.

"Huh, the color seems to have changed a bit, Yasuota." Without thinking much about it, Shiina Mashiro reached out and took the toy knife, noticing that the color was different from a few days ago, much darker and redder.

"Oh, maybe it's because I've been playing with it for a long time and there's a layer of hand oil on it," Jiang Jing explained casually.

Chapter 96 Things haven't been safe lately, be careful your little girlfriend Shiina Mashiro might get into trouble.

When Jiang Jing leisurely arrived at the research department's activity room, Rias was already sitting on the living room sofa waiting for him.

Rias sat upright on the sofa, her beautiful face always serene, her waist-length bright red hair cascading down her back, exuding the elegant temperament of an ancient nobleman.

However, this should not be overlooked by the magnificent breasts in front of her that almost burst out of her uniform shirt, like a mountain range in front of her, attracting all eyes.

Jiang Jing was no exception; every time he saw Rias, his attention would be drawn to her, since she was just too conspicuous.

Looking at the river view sitting opposite her, Rias smiled and said in a slightly seductive tone, "Haven't you seen enough yet, Sorata? You saw it the other day, didn't you?"

In the dim candlelight, the atmosphere of this scene had an indescribable allure.

The nature of demons is more direct than that of humans. They are not bound by any moral concepts, they face their own desires directly, and if they like something, they like it, without any affectation or pretense.

However, Jiang Jing ignored Rias's allure, smiled, and focused his gaze on her long, beautiful legs, suggesting, "Rias, I think your legs would look even better if you wore white stockings."

Rias and Akeno Himejima truly lived up to their reputation as demons; not only were they incredibly voluptuous, but they also both possessed long, straight, beautiful legs that made the women at school extremely envious.

After saying that casually, Jiang Jing focused his attention on the items on the table.

On the table were several thumb-sized, transparent, pale yellow crystals, with a barely perceptible airflow swirling inside, emitting an aroma that would make any ordinary person instinctively drool.

That's the instinct of living beings.

"Is this the Source Crystal?" Jiang Jing picked up one, enveloped it with his spiritual power, and immediately sensed an incomparably pure energy flowing within the crystal.

This energy is incredibly pure and can be easily refined for one's own use. In particular, the faint life force contained within the energy can subtly enhance the absorber's potential.

"Currently, the association's exchange rate for Source Crystals is 100 contribution points. A Source Crystal with 5% purity costs 500 contribution points, while one with 10% purity costs 500 contribution points."

"As for source crystals with a purity of 20% or higher that contain more refined and abundant energy, they require Silver Moon-level authority to exchange for, and there are also quantity restrictions."

"This stuff works well for you guys. Do you usually use it for cultivation?" Jiang Jing tossed the source crystal aside. He had lost interest in it after seeing it before.

"I'd like to be that extravagant."

Rias reached out and brushed a strand of hair behind her ear, looking at Jiang Jing with a charming smile: "Source Crystals are only found inside those polluted monsters in the Forbidden Zone Battlefield, and not every monster produces them; the annual harvest is not large."

"In addition, the source crystal contains a trace of pure life force without side effects, which can enhance the potential of living beings. Moreover, this enhancement ignores strength, so it is extremely precious."

“Even my father and my brother, who are among the four true demon kings of the underworld, don’t have enough source crystals to use each month, let alone me.”

“My family gives me forty source crystals every month, and sometimes I take on some missions at the association to earn contribution points to exchange for them. So I have about forty-five source crystals in total each month.”

"I need to give some of these to Zhu Nai, You Dou, Xiao Mao, and Gaspar to increase their resources. My own monthly consumption is about twenty-five."

“Oh, right, Gaspar is another member of my family, but he’s extremely shy and has issues with his own artifact, so he’s always squatting in the basement down there,” Rias explained.

"However, because of the compensation from that day, we can make a little more this month." Even Rias had to be careful with her calculations when faced with such scarce resources.

"The compensation for the sealed node came down last week. Everyone who went there got 1,000 contribution points, so the three of us got 3,000."

"It's a pity. Although a thousand points is a lot, a typical four-star mission only costs five hundred contribution points."

“But if we were wearing mission monitoring devices in the portal world, the number would be more than two thousand,” Rias said regretfully.

Because killing corrupted monsters earns contribution points, which are divided according to strength level: one star gets five points, two stars get thirty points, three stars get two hundred to five hundred points, and four stars get one thousand to three thousand points.

Jiang Jing had once killed a powerful demon king-level monster, which would have earned him at least 10,000 contribution points, not to mention countless ordinary monsters. The total was an astonishing sum.

Unfortunately, without proof, it cannot be claimed.

Seeing Rias's regretful expression, Jiang Jing suddenly said, "I'll sell you my contribution points. I remember the exchange rate on the association's official website is currently 1 to 100,000 yen."

"Ah... Sorata, are you saying you're selling your contribution to me?"

Rias looked at Jiang Jing with some surprise, and instead of immediately agreeing, asked doubtfully, "Don't you need Source Crystals?"

Then Rias frowned and earnestly advised, "Kouta, if you're short of money, I'll transfer 100 million to you later. I think you should use your contribution points to exchange for Source Crystals to improve your strength."

"You may not know how important the pure life energy contained in the source crystal is to us if you haven't used it."

Jiang Jing shook his head: "Source Crystals are useless to me."