[Contract Subject Hitomi Kuujo: All contract conditions have been met. Proceed with the contract?]
"Contract!"
As he screamed the word internally, Hoshimiya Yuu also let out a loud roar, releasing himself completely.
[Contract successful. Contract Mark issued. Contract effects are now active.]
Hoshimiya Yuu held Hitomi Kuujo, truly wishing he could just collapse and rest in the bathroom.
However, remembering that a corpse had been lying there not long ago, he decided to turn on the shower and thoroughly wash away the remnants on both Hitomi Kuujo and himself.
After cleaning up, he carried the limp Hitomi Kuujo back to the bedroom to rest.
Lying on the soft, fragrant bed, holding the boneless gymnastics beauty beside him, Hoshimiya Yuu opened the System to check the Mark that came with the successful contract.
The moment the Destiny Contract was formed, the effects naturally became active.
Since the contract was finalized just before his release, the effects were already at work afterward.
The effect was indeed minimal; Hoshimiya Yuu only felt a slight recovery in stamina, and he felt absolutely no difference in his talents.
Effect 2 didn't require verification. He could sense an intangible bond between him and Hitomi Kuujo.
Hitomi Kuujo was now exclusive to him and would have no interest in any other male.
The tender look in the beauty's eyes beside him and the arm wrapped tightly around him confirmed this.
In reality, Hitomi Kuujo's feelings were much more intense than Hoshimiya Yuu's.
Condition 2 required "deep affection," which the Destiny Contract now made permanent.
Previously, her affection would have faded after the passion subsided, but now it wouldn't.
It would only continue to grow.
Naturally, after the contract was finalized, Hoshimiya Yuu also valued Hitomi Kuujo more.
Not just because the contract slots were scarce, but any man would develop feelings for a beautiful woman who was loyal only to him and would never betray him.
As for the teleportation effect, Hoshimiya Yuu tested it.
He could appear within a one-meter radius of Hitomi Kuujo, but he couldn't carry anything heavier than 10 kilograms (22 pounds).
10 kilograms was 20 kin.
In other words, he could freely transport objects weighing up to 20 pounds using this ability.
Subtracting his clothes, phone, and other items, he could still carry about a dozen pounds of supplies.
It was already a divine skill, but now it was a super-divine skill.
Because of the second contract effect, even if the contract subject realized his sudden appearance was unreasonable, they wouldn't question it.
However, if others saw it, it would be difficult to explain.
Therefore, unless the situation was extremely urgent, Hoshimiya Yuu would have to call Hitomi Kuujo in advance and ask her to go to a secluded place before using this ability.
As for the so-called Contract Mark, its symbolic meaning was greater than its practicality.
It only had one function: two people who were both Contract Subjects could sense each other when face-to-face.
Hoshimiya Yuu could design the Mark's style and size himself, and then choose where on Hitomi Kuujo to place it.
Once placed, the Mark would be hidden, visible only to Hoshimiya Yuu and other Contract Subjects.
Although the Mark could be hidden, both Hoshimiya Yuu and Hitomi Kuujo could see it themselves, so it couldn't be too large or placed in an overly obvious spot like the face.
"Hitomi, where do you think is best to place it?"
After a moment of contemplation, Hoshimiya Yuu simply let Hitomi Kuujo choose the location, and even the style and size she preferred.
"Hoshimiya-senpai, you should decide."
Hitomi Kuujo hugged Hoshimiya Yuu tightly, rubbing against him as she spoke. "Whatever makes you happy, I'm fine with it."
"Are you serious? Then I'll put it on your face."
"Uh…"
Hitomi Kuujo paused, then smiled awkwardly. "Perhaps not there."
Although the contract established exclusive ownership, it didn't change her subjective consciousness or personality.
Hitomi Kuujo knew Hoshimiya Yuu wouldn't actually make her do anything difficult; she was just saying that to please him.
Before the contract, it was fine. Their relationship was purely physical, and she didn't want to, nor was she qualified to, compete with Ran.
But now it was different. The outwardly gentle but inwardly cunning Hitomi Kuujo now considered Hoshimiya Yuu the most important person in her life, and she naturally wanted to elevate her status.
In short, she wanted to vie for his favor.
Unfortunately, Hoshimiya Yuu wouldn't commit to just one woman, neither before nor now.
A simple love triangle was manageable, but if it turned into a complex political struggle, that would be unfortunate.
Therefore, he had to suppress this tendency from the start and establish a clear hierarchy.
Currently, Hitomi Kuujo was his only Contract Subject, but she wasn't even a Fated Character.
Her standing in Hoshimiya Yuu's heart was definitely lower than that of Ran, Sonoko Suzuki, Eri Kisaki, or Yukiko Kudo.
"Let's place it on the lower abdomen. The style will be a light pink, lacy heart pattern."
Hoshimiya Yuu stopped agonizing over it and, according to his own preference, or rather, his wicked sense of humor, immediately placed the Mark on Hitomi Kuujo's lower abdomen.
It was what was known as a succubus tattoo.
Since the Conan world's Japan hadn't popularized this knowledge, Hitomi Kuujo still felt instinctively shy looking at the seductive mark on her flat stomach.
Then, thinking that only Hoshimiya Yuu could see it, she felt much better, even a strange sense of excitement.
Looking at the Mark he had personally placed, Hoshimiya Yuu felt excited too.
The girl's smooth, pale body seemed to glow with a faint golden light in the morning sun, and combined with her pure and gentle face, she looked like a sacred goddess descending to Earth.
That is, provided you didn't look at the erotic, vulgar pattern on her lower abdomen.
The thought that he had personally placed that sexually charged Mark on the girl's private, vital area gave Hoshimiya Yuu a thrill, as if he had defiled a sacred goddess.
If Hitomi Kuujo hadn't truly reached her physical limit, he would have insisted on a round of morning exercise.
He rested briefly with the gymnastics beauty in his arms. When the time reached past 8:00 AM, Hoshimiya Yuu finally returned to his own apartment.
Before leaving, he and Hitomi Kuujo agreed to meet next after she had moved.
Firstly, Hitomi Kuujo needed time to focus on moving, and secondly, it was to reduce their recent contact. In case yellow-haired Kishida's body was found, Hoshimiya Yuu wouldn't enter the police's field of vision.
Once the storm passed, it would simply be one more case added to the Metropolitan Police Department's backlog.
No one would pay attention to it then.
Of course, the best scenario was that yellow-haired Kishida's body was never discovered.
In that case, it would simply be another missing person file.
Even if yellow-haired Kishida's family had connections, they would at most pressure the police to solve the case or hire a detective.
In Tokyo, apart from Kudou Shinichi, there were no particularly reliable detectives.
And now, even Kudou Shinichi was nowhere to be found.
Furthermore, even if it were Kudou Shinichi, Hoshimiya Yuu was confident he couldn't find anything, let alone other detectives.
Returning to his shabby rented apartment, Hoshimiya Yuu collapsed onto the bed, intending to sleep until he couldn't sleep anymore.
He probably wouldn't be living in this place for much longer, so he didn't bother tidying up.
The issue of making money had been moved up on the agenda, followed by changing his living environment and increasing his strength through training.
Testing Bullet Time consumed a massive amount of mental energy, then he stayed up all night, combined with the loss of vital essence from his first intimate encounter—Hoshimiya Yuu had never been this exhausted in his life.
Fortunately, with [Transmigrator] and [Deep Sleep], a single good sleep would ensure a complete recovery.
Just as Hoshimiya Yuu was about to fall asleep, his phone suddenly rang.