A few minutes later.
Leo and cloned Leo came out of the carriage, wearing only their short pants, their chests busking in the sunlight.
"Return, " Leo told his clone.
In an instant, his clone became gas that drifted upward and scattered.
He breathed deeply, 'This titan power is really something. It creates such a perfect clone. It even has semen and body organs like mine. His memory becomes mine once it dissolves.'
'It is a pity that I can't retrieve the spiritual force after it dissolves into gas. Its strength is weaker than mine too. It needs more training.'
His eyes fell on the carriage driver then, asking casually, "What is your name again?"
He wanted to hire him, "Do you want to become a personal driver for my family? We can't hire you now, but soon we will be able to."
"Are you for real? Then please remember my name—Charles Hunter, "The driver was happy to hear the good news.
The number of nobles was way too few compared to the common folks. That's why personal drivers had a stable livelihood whereas street drivers had to compete like dogs. In the worst-case scenario, they had to sell their horses and carriages to switch their profession.
"But..., " Leo paused before putting up some conditions, "You have to be absolutely loyal to us. You were daring earlier. If it wasn't for me, Mikasa would have made you blind."
The driver gulped down hard. He had a feeling that Mikasa was the most brutal member of the group.
"I apologise, sir. I am a fool. I won't repeat my mistake. Instead of taking initiative, I will be your loyal servant. Your words will be my top priority, " the driver was poor but was witty.
He knew that his chance would come if he worked under this young man.
Ting!
A gold coin flipped towards him. His hands skillfully caught it as if it were his life.
"Take this. I will judge your performance today. After a short break, take us to a private bathhouse and then to a restaurant. Not the cheap ones, remember, " Leo was in a good mood today.
The driver bowed repeatedly, "Thank you! Thank you, sir!"
Leo thought, 'He is an easy guy. If I train him well, he can be my right-hand man. The problem is his low stats. I will observe him for a while, if he can improve himself, then I will try recruiting more high-level talents. Just having a harem full of strong women is not enough. I need to build my own army.'
While pondering his future plans, he walked up to the wall of a house.
The alley had houses built without a gap in between. They only had windows on the front and the back ones were in the alley.
"Hey, are the people here deaf? We made so much noise but no one even opened the window to peek. Don't get me wrong, I don't actually want that. I am just curious, " Leo found it strange.
"Oh... About that... That is not possible. This area has been cursed. At least that is what the residents said before moving out of their houses, " The driver began explaining things, "I didn't know about this either until a friend of mine told me about this. From then on, I began coming here to gossip with my friends. We drink, play cards, and have fun without any worry."
"I don't think this place is cursed but those cultists said otherwise. We tried to open the doors and windows too. But they are unbreakable like something is protecting them. What kind of curse chases away people but keeps the house isolated from the outside world? I have no idea what exactly is going on either."
This newfound intel about the cult made Leo smirk. He took two steps back and began gathering his strength in his right fist.
"Wait!" The driver tried to stop him, "Don't bother. They are really unbreakable. You will only hurt yourself."
"It is fine. I heal fast. Furthermore, I have been looking for an opportunity to test my strength, " Leo was delighted to get this chance.
'The wooden window looks old and has cracks. These must be the houses of lower-class families. Even in the real world, such windows can be broken by a trained fighter. There's a possibility that some barrier has been cast over the houses, keeping what is in these houses—a secret from the outside world. If the police have not investigated this place, that means the cult has already planted their moles in government offices and the police department too, ' Leo's face turned serious.
He may have a system and a harem full of amazing women. But the odds against him are still too high. He didn't know about this world completely and why exactly was he inside Leo? Where did actual go? Why Leo? Leo was a weakling member of the Yeager Family. So why him?
Fighting an unfavorable fight wasn't his style. As a professional gamer, he knew when to give up and save time for another thing.
But this was a different reality. He could not give up. Because he would lose a lot of things once he throws in the towel.
After gathering some spiritual force, he took the stance of a boxer and took a step forward while bringing his right fist to punch a hole in the wooden window.
Bam—!
A loud noise echoed in the alley, surprising the ladies who were changing in the carriage.
Mikasa was the first one to rush out of the carriage. Her big boobs boinged in an unaligned manner, cupped by a black sports bra (Don't ask me how it ended up in this world). A black sarong was hanging from her slim waist, revealing her right leg from the side slit.
She didn't even wear any footwear.
Leo and the carriage driver were doing something funny behind the carriage.
She could tell that from the awkward smile on Leo's lips.
"Um... Sis, you are strong, right? How about you give us a glimpse of your strength?" Leo asked her politely.
He was really ashamed, 'So embarrassing. I can't even break a wooden window. Even if there is a barrier, there has to be a limit to how much attack it can withstand.'
She narrowed her eyes, "Why should I do that? I heard you two talking about this place. If the police aren't doing anything then we should ignore it."
Leo sighed, 'Right. She only listens to me when my cock is inside her cunt.'
"Forget it. I will do it myself, " he was weaker than her in power but superior in the spiritual force pool.
(TT: "Thanks to me, you have much more spiritual force than your peers, even more than your superiors.")
(TT: "Spiritual stones installed in barriers usually last a couple of days. So the barrier must be getting power from other sources like sunlight, moonlight, wind etc.")
(TT: "Right now, you have 17,000 years of spiritual Ki. If you bombard your strongest punches on this barrier, it won't be able to maintain its form.)
Leo began gathering in both of his fists this time. His fingers were strung with pain but he could endure it.
Seeing him adamant, Mikasa sighed with an exhausted face and took her fighting stance. But instead of gathering her strength in her fists, her spiritual force gathered in her feet.
By then, Sasha and Carla had also come out in the same outfit as Mikasa. The difference was that Sasha had a red bikini and a creamy sarong while Carla had a blue bikini and a pink sarong (Like Nico Robin from One Piece anime wore).
Charles peeked at their cleavages swiftly before focusing on Leo.
Her aura rose, faster than Leo's. Her efficiency was high too so very few spiritual Ki leaked.
"Ha!"
With an alarming yell, she spiralled on her left foot and swung her right leg at the wall of the other house.
Boom!
Her spiral kick didn't even touch the wall but the barrier shook violently and produced a blasting noise.
Whoosh!
Every action has a reaction.
The barrier defended itself and produced a wind wave that touched their faces, pushing back their hair.
"It didn't break, " she slowly put down her leg and began gathering even more strength this time, "So it must be an E-class or D-class barrier. Evening is closing. It must have charged itself during the afternoon if it is working on natural sources like sunlight and moonlight."
"The optimal time to break such a barrier is 9th hour (9 AM) and 21st hour (9 PM) of the day."
"But if it is being sustained on spiritual stones, then my strength alone won't be enough to break it. These empty houses might be filled with thousands of spiritual stones to power up the barrier for months."
She was analysing the barrier with a casual interest that came into her mind when she found herself useless even after taking the action.
She never got arrogant because of her strength and skills, even during her high school years.
Together with Eren, she served in the Warland Scout Force for two years. She had slaughtered beasts, criminals (like smugglers and bandits), beasts that became titans, and humans that became titans too. She had even experienced raiding some dungeons.
It wasn't like she never faced a wall that she couldn't climb on her first attempt but she thought there shouldn't be anything worthy of her full power. That's why she was a little surprised.
"Let's go all out, sis, " Leo said with a confident smile, "It is a sloppy barrier of those shady cultists. There is no way they would expect a powerhouse like you to take an interest in it. I have a feeling that it is doomed to break today."
Mikasa tilted her head, left and right, over her shoulders.
Crack! Crack!
For some reason, she liked the current situation. Her body was really something. Even after a rough session, she was ready to be a bulldozer for Leo.
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[A/N: A normal chapter after so many erotic chapters feels so good and refreshing... And interesting, right? After all, it was originally an action-themed story.]