Chapter 294: Yamai Sisters 3
Feeling the gazes turned toward him, Franklin met their eyes for a moment, let out a soft breath, walked over, and placed a hand on each of their heads.
Seeing no refusal, he gently ruffled their hair.
In an instant, Kaguya Yamai's cheeks flushed slightly pink. Yuzuru Yamai kept her usual deadpan expression but looked at Franklin curiously.
"Your fighting is over now. You won't have all these worries in the future. You can be a little more honest.
You don't have to say the feelings you're hiding, but you don't need to be so at each other's throats all the time either."
Kaguya's face reddened as she pushed against Franklin's palm and stood up.
"Hmph. False god, you're sticking your nose too far into this. What happens between me and Yuzuru is none of your business."
Yuzuru stood up as well, looking seriously at Franklin.
"Agreement. Our relationship is not for Franklin to judge."
As they spoke, the two glanced at each other, gave a light huff, and turned their heads away.
Seeing them acting like sulking children, Franklin smiled helplessly.
"Fine, whatever you want. Sunscreen's done—you can try enjoying some leisurely time as normal people now.
Like watching the ocean, building sand sculptures, telling me if you want anything to eat, or going swimming…"
At that, Franklin rubbed his chin, thought for a moment, confirmed his idea would work, and stepped behind them.
After forming the arrays he wanted in his palms, he pressed both hands against their backs.
The two instantly yelped and jumped forward a step.
"False god, what are you doing? That spot's sensitive…
The power of protection—real protective power!"
Kaguya looked at Franklin with pure delight.
"Franklin, what is this? It feels so strange and wonderful."
Yuzuru's eyes widened slightly as she carefully sensed the changes in her body.
"Inquiry. Franklin, what did you do to us? I feel a strange shift in my body."
Franklin smiled and waved lightly for them to wait.
With a snap of his fingers, Yoshinon, Yoshino, and Nagisa—who had been playing—were instantly teleported in front of him.
"Huh? Lin, what're you up to?"
"Lin, is something wrong?"
Franklin gently took the two little ones' hands. He combined a simplified control array from Five Elements Manipulation and partial domain authority, and after adding the deepest, most fundamental rule—that their bodies could suffer no harm—he directly implanted the array into them.
Their eyes went wide in an instant, staring at Franklin in disbelief.
"Lin, what kind of power is this? It feels so weird."
"…Lin… Yoshino feels like she can do anything right now…"
Franklin didn't explain and turned to Nagisa instead.
"Miss Nagisa, for your safety, please give me your hand."
Nagisa, still a little dazed, flushed bright red at his words.
"Mr. Franklin, I'm not ready for that yet—please don't force me."
Feeling the curious stares from Yoshino and Yoshinon, Franklin cleared his throat and cut off Nagisa's daydreaming.
"Um, Miss Nagisa—it's just adding a magical protection to your body. I'm not trying to force you into anything."
At Franklin's explanation, Nagisa's cheeks turned even redder.
With no other choice, Franklin prepared the array, gathered it at his fingertip, and lightly tapped her forehead. The array instantly linked with her mind.
Seeing everyone's curious looks, Franklin smiled and finally explained.
"…Just watching the sea or building sand sculptures would probably get boring for former spirits pretty fast.
I added two protections to your bodies: complete invulnerability to harm, and the ability to manipulate the five elements.
Within a hundred-kilometer radius, you can now freely control attacks of any of the five attributes…"
"Wood…"
As he spoke, Franklin slid a finger lightly. Countless vines instantly burst from the ground.
"Fire…"
Flames appeared from nowhere, instantly merging with the vines. Under Franklin's casual control, fiery vines wove elaborate patterns in the sky—portraits of Yoshino and Yoshinon, scenes of the Yamai sisters attacking each other.
With a casual wave, everything vanished.
"Earth…"
The ground surged upward. 1:1 sand sculptures of everyone formed in an instant. In Franklin's vision,
Kaguya and Yuzuru were happily embracing, while Yoshinon and Yoshino circled around Nagisa.
"I'm not as skilled with metal applications—you can experiment yourselves. And finally, water…"
Franklin raised both hands slightly. Massive waves instantly rose from the sea. A gigantic Franklin figure formed, towering over the water.
A long sword appeared in its hand. With a casual swing, endless winds whipped toward the shore.
"Something like that. I figured you'd all enjoy it."
Only then did Franklin look at the girls beside him. Kaguya's mouth hung slightly open; she was completely frozen.
Yuzuru's lips parted too, shock written all over her face.
Yoshino and Yoshinon—highest acceptance—recovered first.
"Thanks, Lin! This vacation is definitely going to be one of the most unforgettable memories of our lives."
"…Thank you, Lin. We'll have tons of fun with these powers…"
As they spoke, the two ran right up to Franklin.
Sand rose beneath them, instantly bringing them eye-level with him. They each gave him a quick kiss on the cheek, then the sand surged again. Without moving a muscle, their bodies shot rapidly toward the ocean.
Seeing the little ones' trick, Kaguya instantly snapped out of it. Her gaze locked on Yuzuru.
"My other half—since we can't get hurt, take the full force of divine omnipotence!"
A massive sand hand formed in an instant and punched Yuzuru straight into the sea.
"Anger. Kaguya is being unreasonable—accept Yuzuru's punishment."
Vines instantly surged from the ground beneath Kaguya, wrapping her ankles.
With a startled cry, Franklin watched Kaguya get flung skyward by the vines.
"Evaluation. Idiot Kaguya—once you lose contact with the ground, you can only take hits. (laugh) Accept the punishment of the five elements in the sky."
Seeing Yuzuru's confident, all-knowing look, Franklin smiled and called out again.
"One thing I forgot—as long as your imagination is rich enough and you're extremely confident in yourself,
Five Elements Manipulation doesn't require contact with the ground. As long as you're within a hundred kilometers, everything is under your control."
Yuzuru whipped her head toward Franklin. Before she could speak, Kaguya—high in the sky—was already letting out a triumphant, mischievous laugh.