Hikari sat meditating in her chambers.
The pulsating titan core resting right in front of her.
She controlled her breath, relaxing her body as much as she could.
A core of a titan.
It sat dormant across from her.
She could feel a tremendous amount of mana within.
An amount that won't allow her to absorb it in one go.
A stock pile of food stuffs that would last a merchant convoy a trip from Moradale to the Herdial capital.
Wheats. Wheatgrass, ivory berries, Herb mixtures, beans, chunks of meat.
She fills up a cauldronful.
She uses a stone grinder to ground them into paste.
A tankard of water followed by mixing.
The fire heats the cauldron.
She sits and waits for it to cook.
Deep meditation.
The cauldron lid bubbles.
She lifts it.
Large mouthfuls.
She stuffs herself full.
Before long, she could hear the scraping of her ladle against the bottom.
Back to the ritual circle.
Fistful after fistful of mana crystals into the sockets.
The leylines of the ritual circle glows.
She sits in the center.
The mana from the titan's core flows her body.
The foreign energy courses through her body.
Hikari feels like she's being pricked by needles.
She breathes heavily.
Her body had been stable for a long time.
This was the first in a long while since she was exposed to a concentration that would trigger growth.
Bit by bit, she absorbs the mana.
Hours passed.
It was dark.
She prepares another meal.
She stuffs herself.
More than what she would normally eat.
Mana and food.
That's all she needs to grow.
Back to the ritual circle.
The titan's core still has much to offer.
She would fall asleep sitting up with the titan's mana flowing into her.
Repeat.
Repeat.
[Physique : 756 -> 787]
[Mana : 712 -> 753]
[Defense : 735 -> 762]
[Height : 4.5 metres -> 4.8 metres]
[Weight : 2255 kg -> 2600 kg]
…
Ria stood outside Hikari's chambers.
It was in full lockdown since she began the ritual.
But since the morning, the mana presence coming from inside had died down.
The drill master greets her. "Good morning, my lady. It seems that our maiden knight is just about done now."
"How is she? Is this alright? It's been four days since she locked herself in there."
Ria was exasperated.
"She's fine. Four days isn't even a record for her. I just hope we have underwear big enough for her Chuckles*"
The head maid arrived, along with several other maids pushing carts with sheets of clothing for Hikari.
"Fortunately we do, Drill master, so that you and the boys don't get any ideas?"
"Haha! Alright! Alright! We'll be leaving now. Oh by the way, Lady Ria. I heard you'll be going to Herdial. It must be exciting to go on a trip for the first time."
"Yes, Drill master, I hope your teachings will serve me well."
"I hope so too. Your first raid eh. The convoy leaves in a few days for Herdial. It's a dangerous world out there. Don't hesitate to fire your musket when you need to."
"Yes, Drill master."
Ria entered Hikari's chambers.
The maids follow behind.
Hikari had gotten bigger.
She warps herself in messy robes from stitching her cloth pieces in a way that wouldn't fit her.
"We brought you more cloth pieces."
The maids placed the new cloth sheets at Hikari's wardrobe area and left the room.
A fresh batch.
The weaving and telekinetic runes were etched just yesterday.
Thud. Thud.
Hikari strides over.
In a moment, a pair of gigantic muscular legs was right in Ria's view.
She was startled as she had yet to get used to Hikari's widened stride.
Hikari disassembled her clothes again.
Ria senses the giantess's telekinetic aura enveloping her.
The cloth pieces rose.
Tamely at first.
Suddenly, they flew in all directions in a burst.
Ria was hit by a cloth piece and knocked to the ground.
It was larger than her torso.
"My lady. Are you alright?"
Ria rubbed her sore bottom as she got up.
"It's all right. Are you ok? I haven't seen you have trouble assembling your clothes before."
Hikari tries again.
She gathers the loose cloth pieces in a pile.
Ria walks over and places the one piece that was covering her.
"My body's unbalanced."
"Ah. That makes sense. It's normal after a body expansion that it takes a lot of training to get used to the new body. Will you be alright? We'll be leaving for the wyvern raid in a few days."
"Yes."
Hikari tries to assemble her clothes again.
Ria backs off so has to not get hit by another cloth piece.
The telekinetic control was better this time.
No more clothes flying in random directions.
Ria watches as Hikari assembles and disassembles her outfit multiple times to get the proportions right.
Even with some fumbling, it was an extraordinary sight for her lady to witness her juggle the pieces of cloth in the air so effortlessly.
Loose tops and a mini skirt.
That's enough to cover her modesty for now.
Assembling a pair of pants would require more practice.
She assembles her socks.
Same trial and error process.
There was just enough to cover her lower leg.
But she was still barefoot.
Her sock bottoms landed on the ground in front of her feet.
She steps onto one.
The area of her foot swallows the piece of sock bottom.
"Oh, I forgot. There are certain pieces of your outfit that can't get bigger just by adding more pieces. I'll go check in on the weavers later."
"It's alright."
Hikari strides across to her exercise area.
Ria got a full view of her room.
The titan core sat in the middle of the ritual circle.
It's nothing but a dormant piece of rock now.
The sockets in the circle were stuffed with crystal dust.
The remains after a mana is extracted from the crystal.
In her kitchen area, stacks of empty crates arrayed in a box.
Hikari begins her workout.
Squats. Fifty reps.
Push ups. Fifty reps.
High knees Fifty reps.
Ria feels the ground shake as the giantess lifts one knee after another to her stomach and stomps the ground.
Hikari's sword floats over.
She tries to hold it.
But the handle had gotten a little too small.
She puts it down.
Combat movements.
Single arm punches.
Straight punches. Fifty reps on each hand.
Hooks. Fifty reps on each hand.
Lower cuts. Fifty reps on each hand.
Kicks.
Hikari tucks in her knee and kicks.
Straight kicks.
Twenty on each leg.
High kicks.
Hikari swings her foot in a high arc.
Ria watches.
She feels the immensity of each of her movements.
Hikari relaxes.
Deep breathes.
Standing up, she circulates her mana.
It was the end of her first set.
The ground around her was slippery with her sweat.
She turns to.
A brief startled expression.
She had forgotten her lady was there.
"Oh… don't mind me… Continue your training."
Hikari giggles.
She strided back to her wardrobe area where Ria was.
The smell of her workout was strong.
Ria's knees trembled,
She fidget where she stood.
She leans against Hikari's wardrobe.
Hikari stops some distance from her.
Far enough for Ria to see the length of her leg without tilting her head backwards.
Without Hikari saying anything, she got onto her knees and crawled.
"Stop."
Hikari's voice from above.
Ria froze.
She stares at Hikari's toes.
"My lady. It's dangerous"
"Dangerous-? How do you mean Hikari?"
"Look up."
Slowly, Ria knelt up right and looked up at Hikari.
She felt even smaller than before.
"I just absorbed the core."
"Ah.. I see. I guess we can't…"
Hikari thinks for a bit.
"We can.."
She thinks out loud.
"Oh… we can't have our normal session… but you can still show me how big you are?"
Hikari giggles.
"Yes, my lady."
Thud. Thud.
Hikari telekinetically pulls her loafers out of the bottom wardrobe slots.
The force of her shoes landing startles Ria.
"Bring them to me."
Blood rushes to Ria's head.
"Yes, right away Hikari."
She crawls behind the shoe.
On her knees, she pushed the back of the shoe with both hands.
The shoe budged.
The friction against the ground stops it.
Ria shuffles forward on her knees.
She repeats the motion.
The shoe nudges forward a bit.
It was a laborious way to move the shoe.
She made half the distance on one shoe and she was already panting.
Hikari giggles.
"Are they heavy?"
"Oh… Yes… Hikari… Your shoes are so big…"
Hikari pulls the shoe over with her toe.
It took her a moment to do what her lady had to exert all of her strength to.
She aligns the shoe with her foot.
She places them side by side in front of Ria."
"Mmm….!"
Ria moans.
A full size difference.
Hikari's foot would not fit into her old shoes anymore.
"Am i big?"
"Oh…! Yes…! Hikari… You are so big…"
"Are my shoes heavy?"
"Yes… Your shoes are so heavy… so big… I can barely move them."
"They'll get bigger."
"Yes… I'll have it enlarged so that your… ooh… big feet can fit into them again…"
"They'll be heavier."
"Ohh… they'll be heavier too… I won't be able to move them…"
"Train."
"Yes… of course… I'll train hard so that I can move your shoes… Even when they get heavier and heavier… I'm so pathetic… you are so big and strong… I can't even move your shoes… "
Hikari laughs.
"The greatest knight."
"Yes… I want to be worthy to move the greatest knight's shoes around… I'll train my hardest…"
Thud. Thud.
Hikari strides back to her exercise area.
"I promised my lady."
She begins her set again.
Squats first.
She looks Ria in her tiny tearing eyes.
"That she'll get to watch."
"Oh… I'm honored… to be the first to see you grow…"
"I won't train you today."
"Oh…"
"My lady gets to enjoy."
"Oh…"