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"Ah, excuse me, Ryan-sama."

Kochou's voice breaks down the silence. She immediately garners the attention of everyone else; the other four girls seem vexed at Kochou who has destroyed their blissful moment, but she keeps her composure.

"What's it?"

"In regards to Sekirei's spaceship in your...pocket dimension, is it? Anyway, I implore you to allow me to check them." The other girls forget their vexation to Kochou and are interested in her idea; they are curious about the spaceship, the "Rock Ship", that carried their kin to Earth. Although they grew up in Kamikura Island, they hadn't entered the spaceship even once; they stayed in the facility built on top of the island.

"Also, I wish for your permission to have some test with those Jinki. After all, they are very important for our, Sekirei's, growth as you've explained before. Perhaps, I can find a way to enhance our power without increasing our bloodthirsty trait."

Ryan sinks deep in thought after hearing Kochou's request. He doesn't have a problem with giving his permission. In fact, it's better if the spaceship and the Jinki are handed over in Kochou's custody; she can get something from it. However, those things will disappear after the Trial World's duration ends.

'Unless I store them into System's Storage, but...'

Ryan pauses amidst his silent pondering and calls out the System's Storage Interface. It only has 1 cubic meter space. To expand it, Ryan needs to spend 1,000 SP for each cubic meter. The spaceship is big, like five hundred meters by one hundred meters in length and width, and around two dozens of meter in height. At least, he needs to expand his Storage to 1,000 cubic meters to be safe, meaning 1,000,000 SP.

'I'm rich, so one million won't bankrupt me, I suppose.'

Ryan quickly expands his Storage. Afterward, he accesses the System's Base Interface. He expands the living space in it to 1000 cubic meters and places an island and a sea with 500 m depth from the surface. He also chooses the tropical environment with clear, sunny sky illusion on the ceiling; it can also project the warmth of the sunlight. He adds this and that; he loses the track of time.

Since he seems serious about something, and Kochou who can see his screen has stopped the other girls from interrupting him, the other four girls keep their silence and watch Ryan's serious face with unfocused eyes.

As an aside, they seem jealous to Kochou because she has obtained the benefits from their Ashikabi's mysterious power. They silently swear to work hard to obtain the same privilege.

Finally, Ryan completes his Base. He has created a tropical island with Iwafune in the center-most area. The surroundings look like a holiday resort villa. He has spent around 1,500,000 SP, or to be accurate: 1,518,258 System Points, leaving unused 2,152,542 System Points.

"Alright! I have finished my Base in another dimension. It looks like a holiday resort island. The Rock Ship is stationed in the center of the island. Let's visit this place together."

Ryan's five Sekirei exchange intrigued stares. However, before Ryan can take them inside his Base, he remembers about the trackers MBI planted in them.

'Darn! I almost forgot about that. Hey, System, any advice?'

[Supreme Harem System can take out the tracker buried inside of them. The price to take it out is 1,000 SP/Sekirei.]

'Whatever. Just take it out from them!'

[Understood.]

After System deducted 5,000 SP and another 100 SP for the information price from Ryan's virtual wallet, the five Sekirei jerk up suddenly on their spot. They simultaneously rub the spot where their respective Sekirei Crest is located. Their trackers have been removed from them and five small devices suddenly pop up in the coffee table. He doesn't even know how it happened.

Kochou is the first one who realizes the appearance of the tiny device and picks one. She inspects it seriously before frowning.

"This is a tracking device," Kochou stated, garnering the other four Sekirei's attention.

"Yeah," Ryan supplied. "They are actually the tracking device implanted on each of you by MBI. I've asked my power to take it out of your body. I need to take them off of you first before I can bring you to my Base in another dimension. Although I don't fear MBI, it's going to be a chore to deal with MBI if they find your signals are lost suddenly."

Yomi's face twists in irritation when she realizes that she's been tracked all the time. She didn't know about a tracker inside of her. Although she's aware that she's under MBI's control, she still wants her freedom like any sentient, living being. But, Mitsuha, Mitsuki, and Taki don't seem to mind it; they just shrug it off as if it isn't important.

"Kochou, just scatter it in the bed in the bedroom to fool the MBI. Also, take off all devices that can be used by MBI to spy on that room."

"Understood," Kochou responded quickly. She quickly takes all tracking devices and brings them to the master bedroom.

In the meantime, Ryan and the rest are waiting for her. After a few minutes, Kochou rejoins them in the living room.

"I've disconnected everything that can be used to spy that room."

"Good job, Kochou. Now, we're ready to visit my Base." Kochou smiles demurely, feeling pleased from Ryan's praise.

Ryan is excited, but system douses his excitement the next moment.

[The Host should leave MBI's card behind because it's also implanted with a tracker. For this information, 100 SP had been deduced from your total SP.]

Ryan stops dead on his track. After listening to the system's notice, he didn't know whether he should laugh or cry. Now, his system deducts his SP just like that? At least, it's for something important. Still, he hopes that his system won't deduct his SP randomly for useless junks in the future. He will go bankrupt if it does anything as it pleases without confirming with him first.