Passing through the dimensional gate, one foot stepped into the room.
The light filtering through the not-fully blackout curtains allowed the situation inside to be seen.
Hayasaka looked left and right, then noticed Ren still resting quietly on the bed.
While sleeping, Ren wasn't wearing his thick glasses, which also made her notice something different.
Had Ren changed a little?
Hayasaka was sure her eyes weren't playing tricks on her. She could confirm that Ren's face had undergone some changes.
But in the brief moment of her thought, her eyes had already met Ren's gaze.
"You're up so early even on a weekend holiday, Hayasaka."
In response, Hayasaka still politely bowed slightly, then explained,
"Even during weekend rest, it's still time for maid work."
"Taking care of the master's daily life is also a necessary duty as a maid. Especially during weekend time like this."
Ren had no doubts about Hayasaka's statement. She was indeed a professional maid who had undergone very rigorous training.
"Actually, you don't need to be so professional during weekend rest."
As he spoke, Ren also propped himself up and sat up from the bed.
His sensitivity was quite strong. He had already woken up when he felt the spatial fluctuation.
He just didn't quite understand why Hayasaka would come to his room so early in the morning.
"So, Hayasaka, aren't you going to Kaguya's room? Why did you come here first?"
"Kaguya still has quite a bad morning temper, so usually on weekend mornings, there's no need to wake her up."
As Kaguya's exclusive maid, Hayasaka was almost entirely aware of her daily situation.
On weekend rest days, when there were no extra classes to attend, Kaguya would experience a certain degree of morning grumpiness.
And this grumpiness would delay her wake-up time in the morning.
"Approximately one hour and thirty minutes later, Kaguya will naturally wake up."
"You truly understand Kaguya's situation well enough."
"Naturally, I've been her maid for a long time."
Hayasaka had a certain grasp and confidence when it came to Kaguya, whom she frequently took care of.
After her confidence, Hayasaka once again turned her gaze to Ren.
Indeed, her feeling that Ren had changed earlier wasn't an illusion.
There were also some changes in his body, but the pajamas Ren was wearing made it almost impossible for her to see them.
To be honest, Hayasaka also thought his pajamas were a bit too thick.
According to the common trope in idol dramas she watched, if a male protagonist had a good physique, it would inevitably be subtly revealed during some sleep-related routines.
However, Ren was quite an exception in this regard. As a male, he wore such thick, highly concealing pajamas to sleep. Usually, wasn't this kind of situation only found with girls?
After complaining in her heart, Hayasaka knew that at this time, she needed to get straight to the point, especially when talking with Ren.
"Ren, have you undergone some changes?"
"...Hayasaka, your eyes are indeed very sharp."
Although it wasn't intentional concealment, Hayasaka's observational skills were indeed quite keen.
Due to the Brood Hive's feedback, Ren had come into contact with the authority of life, which allowed him to progress towards a better state of life. The direct manifestations of this were his appearance, temperament, physical condition, and attractiveness.
Therefore, the moment he touched the Brood Hive, Ren received a life-based feedback, allowing him to begin progressing toward perfection in terms of life.
Of course, it was only a preliminary change and only affected the most basic aspects, such as his temperament and a slight change in his external appearance.
Ren had always thought that since even Chika hadn't noticed, others probably wouldn't either, as the extent of the change was indeed not significant.
He hadn't expected Hayasaka to notice.
Sure enough, there was something.
Actually, Hayasaka wasn't very sure before, but now she could confirm it. She felt a little proud.
"Since I started eating sea king meat, not only has my physical fitness become much stronger, but my five senses have also increased somewhat."
"So, can Ren's changes be discussed?"
"It's not something that needs to be kept particularly secret. I didn't mention it simply because there was no need to publicize it."
Ren also didn't feel that the changes in him needed to be explained in detail, so he didn't emphasize them.
Of course, if Hayasaka discovered it, then there was nothing to keep secret.
"I just advanced a step further on the Path of Sequence. I gained some things through the diary, which allowed me to come into contact with the authority of some powers, thus causing some slight changes."
Hayasaka nodded understandingly.
As she spent more time in contact with power, she gradually understood that the so-called power had a significant impact on the body.
Just as her and Kaguya's weight, which had always been controllable, began to become uncontrollable after they started consuming sea king meat.
However, as their weight increased, their physical fitness also gradually strengthened.
This was the most basic change in physical ability.
Whether it was her or Kaguya, the basic conditions for using power were stamina and energy. Because they used the shortcut ability of the fruit, which, after giving them a large upper limit restriction, still allowed them to consume less stamina and energy when using their abilities.
Perhaps, this was a kind of equivalent exchange.
Power is often reciprocal. Accepting a certain power means the body is easily affected by that power, which is also a normal state of mastering power.
Clearly, the changes in Ren were exactly this situation.
It's just that compared to her and Kaguya, the changes in Ren were not particularly significant.
"So, is the impact positive or negative?"
"It's not negative, but entirely positive."
"It's just that I personally don't care much about such an impact, and it's not a very significant impact, so I didn't explain it in detail."
Hayasaka nodded slightly.
"So do you need to tell Kaguya and the others?"
"...Let's not. I'll tell them when they discover it. If they don't discover it, there's no need to tell them."
(To be continued.)
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