Mash-up Anime World: Creating the SCP Foundation to Contain Anomalies Chapter 8: Devouring the Titan’s Trait and Acquiring a Conta

Stepping out of the bathroom, Annie kept a straight face as she looked at Haruto, like a soldier awaiting the next order.

Then—

Haruto grabbed her hand and pulled her back into the bathroom.

"If you don't dry your hair after washing it, you'll get water everywhere, and you'll end up with a headache. Here, this is a hairdryer... actually, never mind. I'll do it for you."

Saying that, Haruto plugged in the hairdryer and began drying Annie's hair with practiced ease.

Annie was a little stunned, unsure of how things had turned out this way.

The boy behind her gently gathered her hair, carefully combing out the tangles, making it smooth.

At the sa ti, he used the dryer to gradually remove the moisture.

By the ti Annie snapped out of her daze, her golden hair had beco shinier and softer than ever before.

She looked at her reflection in the mirror and blinked.

A strange emotion welled up inside her. An emotion that had never surfaced in her previous world. Even if it had, it would have been buried under the weight of her mission.

As her thoughts wandered—

Haruto ruffled her hair.

"Alright, go get so rest."

Through the mirror, Annie looked at Haruto, her heart filled with complicated emotions.

Haruto, however, didn't seem to notice her strange reaction.

Instead, he observed that Annie's movents seed slightly awkward.

Hmm... her actions were a bit stiff.

His gaze drifted to Annie's prematurely developed chest.

It was... unsupported.

That explained the awkwardness.

But there wasn't much he could do about it. There was no way Haruto would have a bra at ho.

He could ask Eriri from next door...

But that kind of thing—

Uh, yeah, probably not a good idea.

Annie would have to manage for now.

Besides, Eriri's size might not even be a good fit for her.

Even though Eriri was a year or two older...

That blonde's developnt was, frankly, a little disappointing.

And her future prospects weren't looking too good either.

After all, her mother, Mrs. Sawamura... well, let's not go there.

From a genetic perspective, Eriri's chances of further developnt were pretty slim.

Cough.

Annie keenly noticed Haruto's gaze.

Recalling the scenes she woke up to twice before—

Her emotions suddenly beca much simpler.

She crossed her arms and coldly stared at Haruto.

Then—

"I'll take you shopping tomorrow," he said. "For now, just bear with it."

Hearing those words, Annie froze in place.

Is that all?

Not good with words, she slinked back to the prepared room.

Lying on the soft bed, she stared at the ceiling.

"Even now, it still doesn't feel real."

Annie thought she wouldn't be able to sleep.

But as soon as she lay down, exhaustion took over, and she quickly drifted off.

Perhaps it was because she had finally let go of her burdens—

A beautiful smile appeared on her sleeping face.

anwhile, Haruto opened his system panel.

He still had one remaining Level 3 lottery draw.

Now was the perfect ti to use it!

A spinning wheel for the Level 3 lottery appeared on the system panel.

The odds weren't great—only slightly better than the beginner's pool.

The chance of drawing gold was 5%.

And red? Still nonexistent.

In hindsight, the system's beginner's ten-pull had been quite generous.

It had been sowhere between Level 2 and Level 3 in value.

And only after taking Annie in had he earned this single Level 3 draw.

As he activated the draw—

A golden streak flashed across the screen.

Haruto's eyes widened instantly.

"A single pull for gold! I really am blessed by luck!"

A 5% chance—and he struck gold!

[Congratulations! You have obtained the Golden Reward: Absolute Contract Codex.]

A golden to appeared in Haruto's hands.

The mont he touched it, he imdiately understood its properties.

Absolute Contract Codex

Any contract signed in this codex is absolute.

The codex enforces the contract through a soul-bound restriction, compelling the signer to fulfill its terms.

Unless the target possesses divine-level resistance, once signed, they will be completely bound by the contract.

Haruto nodded in satisfaction.

With the Absolute Contract Codex, recruiting allies would be much easier.

No need to worry about betrayal.

Without hesitation, he drafted an extrely unfair contract in the codex.

After reviewing and refining it multiple tis to eliminate any loopholes—

He finally put the codex away, feeling pleased.

"First thing in the morning, I'll have Annie sign it."

Haruto grinned slyly.

At this mont, the moonlight stread through the window, casting its glow upon Haruto.

Suddenly, steam rose from Haruto palm.

He froze for a mont. Then, he quickly realized—

His palm had been cut when he grabbed Annie's ring.

Now, the wound was healing rapidly.

It was the Blacklight Virus that had devoured the Titan's genetic material, evolving its regenerative ability.

When he had just consud Annie, Haruto had only obtained her mories and hadn't sensed any special powers.

He had thought that Titan powers couldn't be acquired through genetic absorption. Turns out, he had simply been missing the activation conditions.

Co to think of it, normal Titans required sunlight to function and were unable to move at night.

So... were Titans actually a product of photosynthesis?

Haruto wasn't sure.

However, as soon as he was exposed to moonlight, he felt power surging through his body.

Moonlight was, after all, reflected sunlight.

At this mont, Haruto was like a charging phone, with all his functions gradually coming back online.

His strength and speed improved in every aspect. His regenerative ability beca downright ridiculous. At the sa ti, he gained a new ability—Hardening.

He could transform parts of his body into an incredibly tough crystalline material.

It was safe to say that Haruto was now essentially a humanoid Titan.

Feeling the power within him, Haruto nodded in satisfaction.

Nice!

As expected of the Blacklight Virus.

As for the ability to transform into a Titan, Haruto could do it—but there was no need to.

His current body was far stronger than any Titan form.

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Annie opened her eyes.

Seeing the unfamiliar surroundings, she imdiately sat up and assud a defensive stance.

A mont later, her mories ca flooding back.

She lowered her raised arms.

And sat back down on the bed. Annie stared blankly at the elegant room.

She had actually fallen asleep so easily in such an unfamiliar place.