My Gift Is “Beauty”. I Think It’s Useless, but It Seems to Be an S-Rank Gift With the Strongest Buff Effect for Beautiful Girls - Chapter 41.1: Repaying and Salvation (3)

Chapter 41.1: Repaying and Salvation (3)

About three weeks later, time passed.

Saori Fuyutsuki received Skin Quality Improvement, Hair Removal, and Hair Quality Improvement. One morning, before going to work, she noticed a change in herself.

“―――”

She took off all her pajamas. In her underwear, she touched her body gently. She checked herself in a full-length mirror.

Smooth skin without bumps stretched from her face to her toes. When she slid her palm over it, her skin felt so fine and moist, as if a film covered its surface.

She always kept herself beautiful. But she never thought she could become even more beautiful.

However, when she felt the effect, it overwhelmed her. Was there something beyond the best?

“Hiroyo-kun’s Gift and skills are so…”

Through many sessions, Saori naturally started calling him by his first name.

And, of course, their bodies grew closer each time they met.

“What will my colleagues say… I’m excited.”

Unlike the others, Saori did not have big worries.

But wanting to become beautiful was a normal desire for a woman.

After showering and eating, Saori changed into her suit with excitement. She went to the Adventurers’ Guild headquarters for work.

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When she arrived at work, female colleagues approached her one after another.

Everywhere, people suspected she got a boyfriend.

Of course, she did not. But Saori clearly became more beautiful.

They questioned her a lot, and explaining was hard.

Also, adventurers coming for Appraisal flirted with her more than usual. Her breast was already large, and her face was pretty. She was quite popular, but now she became even more attractive. More people approached her.

On the next day, her day off, she planned to meet Hiroyo and Hibiki to show them her body’s changes.

She had not directly thanked Hiroyo for borrowing him from Hibiki, so this was part of it.

Looking forward to the next day, Saori finished work. She left the Adventurers’ Guild and headed home as usual.

She moved away from the busy district. She reached the residential area where her apartment was.

A car slowly passed by her side with a low hum, about to overtake her.

But the black van did not pass her. Instead, it pulled up beside her and stopped.

At that moment, it happened.

The door suddenly opened. Two men came out and grabbed Saori.

“Kyaa!? What is――”

Before she finished speaking, they covered her mouth. They dragged her into the car.

Saori could not resist the men’s strong force.

Inside the car, they bound her hands, feet, and mouth. They put a blindfold on her, so she could not see anything.

(Where are they taking me? What did I do…? Someone… Hiroyo-kun…)

In her heart, she thought of the person she grew close to over these three weeks.

Tomorrow, she was supposed to meet him and show him her beautiful body.

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“…Saori-san is late.”

The next day, at two in the afternoon.

They planned to meet at one in the afternoon, have tea at a café, and then go to a hotel.

Saori did not show up at the meeting place.

Hiroyo, Hibiki, Koharu, and Kirino waited for a long time. With no choice, they entered the café to wait.

But even after an hour, Saori sent no messages.

“Yesterday, she confirmed today’s meeting, so she shouldn’t have forgotten…”

“True, she’s not the type to be late for promises.”

Hibiki agreed with Hiroyo’s worry.

Saori was punctual. She never arrived late except for train delays.

Today, Hibiki and the others gathered to hear Saori’s personal stories and adult talk.

They looked forward to it.

“…I’ll step away for a bit.”

Then Kirino stood up and went somewhere.

Kirino moved to the hallway near the restroom. She took out her phone.

She called a certain person.

“Sorry to call on your day off――are you free now?”

“Ah, aba…! Not Shika… I mean, Senior Hyoudou… I’m fine!”

Kirino spoke politely and explained why she called.

“We know someone named Saori Fuyutsuki, an Adventurers’ Guild employee. We were supposed to meet today, but it’s been an hour, and there’s no word from her.”

“Ababa…”

“So, Asami-chan, can you somehow find out where Saori-san is?”

Kirino felt a bad premonition.

She sensed this delay was not normal, just a gut feeling.

That’s why she relied on her secret ally――Asami Yaginuma.

“People without a target designation… I don’t know…”

“Right, even for you, Asami-chan…”

“But… if I go to her house, I might find out.”

“Really!? Please, do it!”

“Ababa… I’ll head there now.”

“Now!? But we’re――”

Hiroyo and the others were still nearby.

Kirino had not explained this. She panicked a little.

She did not want Hiroyo or Hibiki involved in Asami’s Gift or skills. She decided she and Asami would handle things secretly.

But Kirino’s actions seemed odd to Hiroyo and the others.

The proof was――

“Kirino…? Can you explain what I just heard?”

“Eek, Hibiki-chan!?”

Kirino continued the call without noticing Hibiki, who came to use the restroom. Hibiki heard everything Kirino said.

“Senior Hyoudou――aba!?”

Asami, who teleported near the café, entered and went straight to Kirino.

“…I always thought something was suspicious… You’re going to tell us everything.”

“Uh, this is… well… haha…”

“Abababababa…”

Sweat dripped from Kirino’s temple as she panicked.

Asami, realizing she came at the wrong time, felt dizzy.

Hiroyo and Koharu led the two to their table.

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The time went back to the previous night.