Half a day later.
Karakura Town outskirts.
The warehouse where the Visoreds were stationed.
"Everyone, we're back," Shinji's voice broke the silence.
"Hey, Dumbass, keep it down! Why are you yelling so early in the morning?" Hiyori shot an annoyed glance, looking ready to jump up and fight at any moment. However, her volume was noticeably louder.
"I've always been this loud," Shinji looked puzzled, trying to appear innocent.
"Hmm? You say your voice is loud, and you have no problem with that?" Hiyori glared at him.
"No, I didn't mean it that way!"
Shinji felt something was amiss.
"Die already! Your expression earlier gave you away," Hiyori suddenly jumped up, delivering a flying kick completely out of the blue.
"Why is it always me who gets hurt?!!" Shinji spun in mid-air for a few rounds, then performed an exaggerated freefall and ended up rolling on the ground, a clear imprint of a sandal on his face.
He almost got beaten to a pulp!
"Even though he's the leader of the Visoreds, I feel like he's the lowest-ranking one, truly pitiful," Katsuki couldn't help but sympathize. Even if Shinji could take a beating, he wouldn't withstand nearly a century of punishment.
"Katsuki, don't misunderstand. We were just interacting," one second she was unreasonably attacking, and the next second she was smiling at someone. Hiyori's mood change was faster than a rocket.
"Um, I understand. You were just having friendly interaction," under Hiyori's intense gaze, Katsuki wiped off a cold sweat and nodded like a chicken pecking at grains.
"That's right, it seems like you'll fit in with us quickly," Hiyori said eagerly, but to Katsuki, her smile looked scarier than a demon's.
"Wow, Lisa, look at this handsome young man!" Mashiro, dressed like an alien, suddenly jumped out of a corner, staring at Katsuki's face without blinking.
"But he really is handsome, more stylish than the swimsuit idols in magazines," Lisa's eyes sparkled.
"Hello there, I'm Mashiro, nice to meet you." Mashiro jumped to Katsuki's side, playfully winking.
"Miss, your outfit is so cute." Even though Katsuki was a new member, he boldly flirted with Mashiro.
"Hehe, you've got a good eye, young man." Mashiro happily bounced around.
"That's enough."
"Katsuki is here for special training, not to date with you all!"
Whether it was jealousy or something else, Hiyori couldn't stand it anymore. She rushed between them, pulling Mashiro aside.
"Cough, what Hiyori said is right. Let's put aside other matters for now and discuss our main business," despite feeling a bit jealous of Katsuki's popularity, Shinji coughed and quickly played the role of a mediator.
"Right, from today on, Katsuki will also live here and undergo our hellish training," Hiyori cleared her throat and slightly lowered her voice. "Except for the time for sleep and rest, each of us, including myself, will take turns training him for an hour, aiming to improve his strength as quickly as possible."
"Any objections, speak up!" Hiyori looked at each person in turn, then raised her chin, displaying a bossy demeanor.
"No objections here, I even think one hour is not enough," Mashiro was the first to express her opinion.
"Mashiro, could you please be more reserved? Girls should know how to be modest," Kensei rolled his eyes in disdain. He had been Mashiro's captain, so he knew her character inside out. Although she appeared innocent and naive, she was actually quite cunning, deliberately putting on this act.
"Kensei, are you jealous? I also think we should extend the one-on-one training time," Lisa raised both hands in agreement.
"Jealous? You're delusional! With your low reiatsu density, you'll need some intense training," Kensei sarcastically flexed his biceps, resembling chunks of bread.
"I have no objections."
"Me neither," Love and Rojuro both expressed their agreement.
"What about you, Hachigen?"
"I have no objections either."
Hachigen's character was the most simple and honest. Facing Hiyori's gaze, his forehead was covered in sweat, and he didn't have the courage to say no.
"Then it's decided. The special training will start today, and each of us will be responsible for different aspects of the training to enhance Katsuki's strength as soon as possible," Hiyori showed a satisfied smile.
"So, it starts this soon?"
Katsuki felt a bit caught off guard. He wasn't quite prepared for this.
"Are you hesitating before it even starts? That's not the spirit of a Visored. If you're a man, don't wimp out," Hiyori tried to use reverse psychology to stimulate Katsuki's enthusiasm.
"Who said I'm chickening out? I've been looking forward to this!"
In reality, Katsuki wasn't lying.
He had high hopes for this opportunity.
After all, everyone present had been a captain or lieutenant, and just getting them to assist would result in a continuous stream of attributes dropping.
Hellish training was obviously the perfect chance!