Showing Trust

"Also, can you let go of my t-shirt?" Rio smirked.

Lex didn't realize that he was still holding on to Rio's t-shirt. He realized that the latter was going to tease him about it so he decided to tease her back.

"I will do it when you let go of my chin."

"Oh? You are not going to follow the orders of your mistress? I think this calls for punishment~"

"What kind of punishment." Lex gulped nervously.

"This kind."

Rio let go of Lex's chin and grabbed his waist. Then much to Lex's shock, Rio lifted him in the air.

Unfortunately, he was still holding the hem of Rio's shirt in his hand. Her shirt moved upwards, exposing her skin to Lex.

"This isn't looking like a punishment anymore. Let's see how long you will hold on."

Seeing that Lex was staring at her exposed belly, Rio raised him higher in the air. Her shirt rose along with him, exposing more of her body.

Lex caught sight of Rio's black lacey bra. This was the first time Lex was experiencing something like this.

He tried to look away yet his eyes were rooted on the spot. Just as he was about to completely uncover her bra-covered breasts, Rio stopped raising him.

"If you are going to stare, you should stare properly. Don't just look at them from the corner of your eyes." Rio teased.

Lex blushed slightly. He shamelessly focused on the uncovered region of Rio's round bust.

"If that's your wish, I will fulfill it." 

"So now you are fulfilling wishes. You are a pervert, Lex." 

"You are the one who did this…" 

Rio started floating and reached the same level as Lex. Her shirt became normal as a teasing expression settled on her face.

"I think we will continue this some other time."

"We can continue this?" Lex asked in a surprised tone.

"Maybe…" Rio's expression turned serious. "So you just unlocked your ability. If it's a good ability, you will require training to properly use it. Improper usage can lead to your death."

"That happens?" Lex asked in a worried tone.

"Yes, it can happen. However, you have a brilliant teacher like me so don't worry."

Without any warning, Rio grabbed onto Lex's shoulders and vanished

***

"Give me a warning the next time you do that," Lex muttered as Rio put him down.

"There is no fun in that." 

Lex rolled his eyes before giving the new area a look. They were currently present in the basement of the mansion.

The only impressive thing about the basement was its enormous size. Lex wondered how much underground area Rio possessed.

"Before Allen, this place contained a ton of fun equipment. There was an arcade as well as a swimming pool plus a whole lot of other stuff. There was a small target area too where you could abuse your ability to your liking." Rio explained.

A sad look passed over her face for a few seconds before being replaced by curiosity.

"But never mind that. Let's start by learning what is the exact name of your ability and what is its rating."

"Uh, I don't know about that." 

He suddenly wondered whether everyone in this world had a helper/abuser like Elfie.

[ Hey! Just because I roast you from time to time does not mean that I am an abuser. Also, you are the only one who has a system like me. Unless a person has a system for an ability, there is no method for a normal person to have something like me. ]

"Watch closely. You gotta hit your chest area." Rio raised her right hand and pressed it on her chest, directly above where her heart would be.

With a clicking sound, a crystal blue holographic window appeared in front of her which could be seen by both Lex and Rio.

[ Rio Kowalski

Ability: Electrokinesis, ??? 

Ability Grading: Ungradable(Electrokinesis), ???(???) ]

"You can find more information on a specific ability by long pressing on it. As for the limitations, you will automatically find them once you start using your ability more frequently." Rio explained.

"Can anyone tap my chest and make this appear?"

"No, only you can do that. In fact, others can't see your panel unless and until you want them to see it. If you want, you can look at your details without letting me have a look at them."

"Hmm…"

Lex was currently torn between letting Rio see it and not letting her see it. The major problem was that he hadn't seen it himself so there was no knowing what would pop up.

[ I am turning out to be quite useless. You could have learned more about your abilities without my help… ] Elfie sighed.

'I don't care whether you are useless or not.'

[ Huh? And why is that so? ] Elfie asked in confusion.

'Because I have started to like your company. However annoying you might be, it's better than being alone.'

[ DAMN! If I had a real body, I might have blushed at that. Where did you summon that charisma from? ]

'You know, I can't really tell whether you are being sarcastic or not.'

[ Hehe, let it be a mystery. ]

Lex sighed internally before finally making a decision.

Lex touched his chest with his right hand and summoned the screen. His holographic screen looked the same crystal clear as Rio's screen except his was amethyst colored.

[ Lex 

Ability: Telekinesis, ???, ???

Ability Grading: Ungradable(Telekinesis), ???(???), ???(???) ]

"Oh? You have two hidden abilities and an ungradable ability like mine." Rio mused. 

"Ungradable ability?"

"All abilities are graded between 1 to 10, 10 being the highest. An ungradable ability is either below 1 or above 10. Just by the name, I can see that yours is above 10. The question marks represent secondary abilities."

"So in my case, I can awaken two of them."

"Yeah, but the chances of that happening are quite rare. Since our bodies can no longer produce the amount of EE required to unlock the ability, we can't unlock them."

"Then has anyone ever unlocked a secondary ability?"

"Yes, but their number can be counted on your fingers. No one really knows how they managed to gather the EE to do that." Rio shrugged.

[ Finally, somewhere where I can be useful. ] Elfie sighed in relief. [ I believe that in order to produce and consume that much EE to unlock your secondary ability, there are numerous limiters that you will have to remove.

Once you have removed these limiters from your body, your body will be able to produce EE. By doing more research I can confirm this theory. ]

'Take your time. Till then, I will focus on mastering telekinesis.'

Lex was bombarded with a ton of information and was itching to use his power. The small experience from last night hadn't satisfied him.

Rio could tell that Lex wanted to use his powers. A smile appeared on her face as she remembered the time she used her ability for the first time.

"Lex, how good are you at pulling objects towards yourself?" She questioned.

"I have no idea since I just unlocked my ability last night," Lex confessed.

"All right. Try pulling on this." 

With a crackling sound, Rio produced a purple lightning bolt in her hand. The lightning bolt was about ten inches long and glowed with pure energy.

"Electrokinesis is the ability that allows the user to create, attract, and control lightning. It also makes me shockproof as well as a portable charger. Pretty handy, right?" Rio smirked.

"It should have been called lightningkinesis then… that sounds like a mouthful." Lex shook his head since he was getting off-topic. "Throw it and I will see if I can pull it towards me."

Rio nodded. "I will make sure it travels at a slower speed."

Rio did exactly what she said. She threw the lightning bolt towards the ceiling and it moved upwards with the speed of a toddler.

'All right. You can do this.'

Lex raised his right hand towards the lightning bolt and willed it to move towards him. 

"What the…" a tingling sensation spread throughout his body. It was if the lightning bolt was directly in contact with his body.

All the hair on Lex's body stood up, making him raise his hands in protection.

'Why does it feel like I am about to be struck by lightning?!'