Looking at Furina’s pitiful expression and realizing just how wildly her imagination had run, a vein throbbed on Toki’s forehead.
He finally couldn’t hold himself back.
He raised his hand and lightly flicked his finger, landing a precise hit on Furina’s smooth forehead.
“Ow~ W-Why did you hit me?” Furina covered her forehead in pain, her brows scrunched together as her voice overflowed with grievance.
Her eyes were still watery, making her look as though she had been terribly bullied.
“Seriously…
why is your head always filled with such dirty thoughts?” Toki rolled his eyes and held the Body-Strengthening Pill in his palm closer to her.
“This is a Body-Strengthening Pill.
Eating it will greatly improve your physical fitness!” “If I really wanted to do what you were imagining…
I wouldn’t need to drug you!” Toki complained inwardly.
Did he have those kinds of thoughts about Furina?
Of course he did.
Furina was breathtakingly beautiful and had a slender, graceful figure.
Even without the halo of being the Hydro Archon, she was still an exceptionally rare beauty.
Toki’s tastes were perfectly normal.
How could he possibly not be attracted to her?
But would he really threaten Furina into submitting to him by using the possibility of exposing her secret?
Then what would make him any different from a scumbag?
That was something even Toki himself would never allow.
Besides, he still needed to gain more Intimacy with Furina.
Intimacy wasn’t something that could be gained through coercion or threats.
Unless the person in question happened to be a masochist…
Otherwise, it would only have the opposite effect and cause her Intimacy to plummet.
So when it came to something like this, he still needed to take things one step at a time.
First, he would gradually raise her Intimacy, allowing their relationship to ease and slowly grow closer.
Then, naturally, they could eventually move on to the next stage of their relationship.
Furina continued holding her forehead as she looked doubtfully at the Body-Strengthening Pill in Toki’s palm.
The pill still gave off the same faint dark-red glow.
A slightly bitter herbal fragrance lingered around her nose, without the slightest indication that it was “poisonous.” She hesitated for several seconds before finally reaching out with her pale fingers, taking the pill and putting it into her mouth.
Gulp.
She swallowed the pill without any trouble.
Within only a few breaths, its effects began to kick in!
Furina’s eyes immediately widened, her pupils dilating slightly as disbelief filled her face.
“I…
I feel like my entire body is overflowing with strength!!!” Her voice was full of excitement.
As she spoke, she actually crouched down right there in the cramped room, placed both hands on the floor, and started doing push-ups.
Up and down.
Her speed was astonishing!
Her arms moved with steady, powerful motions.
She looked nothing like the Hydro Archon who had previously been left gasping for breath after running ten kilometers.
In less than a single minute, she had already completed more than a hundred push-ups.
Yet there wasn’t the slightest trace of exhaustion on her face.
If anything, she seemed to become more energetic the longer she continued.
“Is the effect really this good?” Even Toki was somewhat surprised.
He had originally thought that the Body-Strengthening Pill would only moderately improve physical fitness.
He hadn’t expected its effects to be this significant.
He immediately asked the system inside his mind, “System, Furina’s physical fitness has improved.” “How strong am I now?” The system’s emotionless notification immediately sounded.
[Your currently bound partners are “Furina” and “Sigewinne.” After calculating their combined combat strength, you currently possess the physical strength of an Elite-Level Vision Holder.] “Well, that’s a whole tier higher, all right.” Toki nodded slightly and began calculating things inwardly.
“That means my current combat strength should be around Diluc’s level.” “If I rise another tier, I should reach the strength of an Extraordinary-Level Vision Holder, roughly around the level of a Fatui Harbinger.” “After that would come Gods and Adepti, followed by The Seven, the Dragon Sovereigns, and the Four Shades…” “And finally, The Foul.
That’s a level of power that has already transcended Teyvat, where even across the universe it would be difficult to find a worthy opponent.” He paused and couldn’t help pondering further.
“I wonder if The Foul has reached the level of an Emanator…” “If he’s really that strong, then maybe he’d even be able to stand on the same stage as Kiana Kaslana from another universe.” While Toki was distracted by his thoughts about the different levels of combat strength, Furina had already completed several sets of push-ups and moved on to squats, each repetition powerful and perfectly executed.
Only after more than ten full minutes did tiny beads of sweat finally begin appearing across her forehead, while a faint flush spread over her cheeks.
Furina stopped moving and wiped the sweat from her forehead.
Then she suddenly moved closer to Toki, her eyes sparkling as she asked, “Um…
would you recommend that I lift you as a weight?” “There aren’t any heavy objects in here, so I feel like the effectiveness of my training is being seriously reduced.” Toki: “…” He was instantly rendered speechless, the corner of his mouth twitching.
So now he was supposed to become her personal dumbbell?
“You should just go back and train properly.” Toki helplessly waved his hand, caught somewhere between amusement and exasperation.
“With your current physical strength, I doubt anyone could still consider you an ordinary person…” Furina happily nodded, her face full of excitement, completely oblivious to Toki’s exasperation.
“Thank you for the pill, Toki!
I’ll train properly!
I definitely won’t disappoint you!” “It’s nothing.” Toki waved dismissively and calmly replied, “I already told you.
When your combat strength improves, I benefit from it too.
It’s mutually beneficial.” At that point, he rubbed his chin, his gaze shifting slightly as he tentatively added, “By the way, if possible, could you use your status as the Hydro Archon to help reduce my sentence?” “No problem!” Furina agreed without even thinking about it, confidently patting her chest.
“The charge against you is attempting to assassinate me.
Normally, if I personally refuse to pursue the matter, nothing should happen to you.” “It’s just that the implications of attempting to assassinate a god are far too serious, so we had no choice but to imprison you first.” “As soon as I return to the Palais Mermonia, I’ll immediately help clear your name!” She paused before seriously reminding him, “Um…
for the time being, you’d better continue acting like an ordinary person.” “Everyone knows there’s no way an ordinary person could assassinate a god.” “That way, the charge against you definitely won’t hold up!” Toki smiled and nodded, amusement flashing through his eyes.
“Don’t worry.
I’m already an ordinary person without a Vision.
I’m just a little stronger than most.” The two chatted for a little longer before Furina stood up and said goodbye.
After Furina left, Toki turned around and returned to his Prison Cell.
Along the way, he began thinking about his next target for binding as a partner.
When it came to women in Fontaine who could provide him with the greatest increase in combat strength, Clorinde was undoubtedly the best choice.
As Fontaine’s strongest Champion Duelist, Clorinde possessed tremendous combat ability.
She definitely belonged at the level of an Extraordinary-Level Vision Holder.
If he could successfully bind her as a partner, then according to the system’s rule that “the host’s combat strength will always be one realm above the average combined combat strength of his partners,” his own combat strength might immediately reach the level of a God.
That would be a qualitative leap!
(End of Chapter)