Allen left, and Cecil remained silent for a while longer.
"What do you think, Donald?"
Donald entered Cecil's office with a calm demeanor, adjusting his glasses, already knowing what his boss meant.
"Allen Walker is very strong, but sir, we've seen Omni-Man destroy an island in a fight and send a Texas-sized meteor flying… I don't think this fight proves Allen Walker is stronger than we thought."
Cecil stayed silent, crossing his arms. "No, it's just… I've seen a lot in my life, and this fight felt strange… like what happened didn't match what we actually saw…"
No matter how many times he replayed the battle in his head, Cecil couldn't reach a conclusion.
...
Three days after the incident, Allen felt like a change of pace was needed, so he went to the beach. No need to guess who went with him.
Eve, wearing a pink bikini, snuck up behind him and covered his eyes.
"Guess who?~" The red-haired, green-eyed girl pressed her body against him from behind, not even trying to hide her flirtatiousness.
"This flirty attitude tells me you could be Kate, but the boldness of physical contact rules out Amanda, so… you're Eve."
Eve pouted, grabbed Allen by the neck, and put him in a chokehold.
"How dare you?!"
Allen laughed, turned around, and pulled her into an embrace. She didn't have time to let go, so her arms remained around his neck in a much more intimate way.
"I dare to do that and more," Allen whispered, moving in to kiss her.
Kate watched from afar with Amanda.
"When do you think we should step in?" Amanda asked, exasperated.
"Let them be a little longer. We lost rock-paper-scissors, remember?" Kate replied, bored.
"Doesn't it bother you?" Amanda asked awkwardly. She wore a white bikini and was happy to be able to wear a two-piece without looking weird, but she also wanted to spend more time with Allen. Yet, there were two other girls here.
"I don't have the right to be."
"What?"
"Unlike you two, I haven't accepted the deal. So, I have no commitments… but also no rights with him."
"What? I haven't accepted anything!" Amanda panicked.
"Girl, look at yourself—dressed like someone trying to impress her boyfriend, while your teammates are still in the hospital..."
Amanda thought for a moment and looked at Eve kissing Allen in the distance.
"Maybe you're right... He did say he was truly a drug, an aphrodisiac, and poison for women, but I didn't think it was to this extent..."
Amanda sighed.
"Do you regret it?" Kate asked.
Amanda scoffed. "Are you asking if I regret chasing the strongest and hottest man in the world, or if I'd rather be courted by some weirdo with degenerate tastes?"
Kate laughed. "You're right! Hahaha!"
"Hahaha!"
Both girls laughed, realizing something—Allen wasn't just dangerous to women. He was addictive.