It didn't take long for the three of you to reach the restaurant Jouko had spoken of. Or maybe it was more accurate to say that the time had passed in the blink of an eye. Jouko had walked a few paces ahead of you and Haruko, and your vision and thoughts had been very much occupied by several somethings you were in close proximity to.

One of those 'somethings' was Jouko's humongous booty, proudly rocking back and forth in tune with her hips as she led your trio down the road. The other set of 'somethings' was the enormous jiggling mountains at your side that you knew were only barely concealed beneath an extremely ill-fitting borrowed jacket. Haruko was doing her best to act inconspicuous, but you could see the nervousness on her face. Your senior was clearly, desperately hoping that nobody's attention lingered on her for too long, otherwise their eyes would've popped out of their sockets at the realization of just what Haruko was attempting to hide from view.

Seriously, now that the reality was sinking in of just what your power could do, you really had to take a minute to appreciate it. Haruko had been a beautiful, very buxom girl before you'd used your power on her. After using your power on her? She was the single bustiest girl you'd ever seen- beating out even Mio and Aki, which was a damn impressive bar to beat.

Thankfully the passive affect of the achievement you'd earned- which you'd noticed that you'd gained along with a level-up- had prevented Haruko from detecting that you were the culprit for her sudden 'booby blow-up.'

Heh heh... you were going to have a ton of fun abusing that achievement's effect...

"We're here!" Jouko's loud voice snapped you out of your thoughts. Looking up, you realized that what you'd thought would be a full-scale restaurant was little more than a ramen stand... which wasn't a bad thing, you'd seen them in anime and the geek in you wanted to try eating at one at least once in your life. All the better that you were getting to eat at it accompanied by two curvy babes!

"Welcome! Welcome! What can I get for you three?" Called the owner of the stall as soon as he saw the three of you take seats at the stand. The chef was an older Japanese man in his fifties with grey hair and a big smile. Credit to him, Jouko and Haruko must've really stood out, but he didn't so much as glance at them.

"Tonkatsu Ramen for me." That was Jouko's order.

"Shio Ramen for me." And that was Haruko's.

Uh... right. You'd never ordered 'authentic' ramen before. Crap, come on brain! You were in the body of someone who'd lived in Japan all 16 years of his life, so say something natural!

"Uh... I'll have a Miso Ramen." Good job, brain! You didn't screw things up!

"Alright, I'll have those done in a bit. You kids can pay after you've eaten." And with that said, the chef turned his back to the three of you, busying himself preparing your meals.

Haruko, Jouko, and you were all eagerly awaiting the food, and fortunately it didn't take long before it was ready. Digging in, you found yourself pleased with your choice.

You were seated to the left of Haruko, with Jouko on the huge-breasted girl's right.

Evidently Jouko found something humorous with Haruko's meal, because the purple-haired girl had started snickering. Haruko shot her a peeved look.

"Oh, what is it now, Jouko?"

"Hee hee... nothing... just wondering... Does everything you eat go straight to your boobs?"

You practically spat your drink out at Jouko's blunt question. Haruko squeaked in indignation, hands shooting up to cover the plentiful exposed bits of plump flesh left by your jacket- she was pretty much in just her bra underneath it, with her shirt hanging almost entirely open- before the enormously buxom girl shot a glower to her bottom-heavy rival.

"J-Jouko! You can't just ask something like that!"

"Well then how do you explain suddenly ballooning up like that? I'm still trying to figure out what the hell happened to your tits! You're like 2, 3 cup-sizes bigger than you were when our fight started!"

"J-Jouko! Quiet down! S-Shujin is listening!"

"Ah, he doesn't mind! I'm sure he's dying to know the secret behind your 'success' to!" Well, you would've wanted to know in any other circumstance, but then in this case you knew damn well what had caused Haruko's chest to grow.

"Ugh... just forget it, will you! I don't want to talk about such i-improper things in public, much less in front of a boy!"

"Fine, fine... I thought it was an honest question. I mean, I wouldn't have expected you to start with a large bowl of ramen, so I thought-"

"And what's wrong with me getting a large size?"

"Nothing, nothing... I just thought a goody-two-shoes like you would be one of those dainty types to always watch what she eats."

You did your best to keep quiet. This conversation was, despite the topic, somehow staying civil, and you didn't want to risk saying something wrong and igniting tempers between Jouko and Haruko (again.)

Haruko rolled her eyes as Jouko's question.

"Well... if you must know, I train with my sword every day! It burns a lot of calories to keep my training up! But it's worth it, because it gives me the energy I need to keep getting stronger!"

"And it gives you giant, fat tits too." Jouko couldn't resist getting one final barb in.

Oof. You could practically see the classic anime 'anger vein' bulging on Haruko's forehead.

In the spirit of ensuring that another fight wasn't triggered... maybe it was time to use your power again. Your MIND points had reset upon you leveling up, which put you back at a full 5/5 MIND.

No, you weren't going to shrink Haruko's chest. The very idea of it might as well have been heresy!

If Jouko wouldn't stop teasing Haruko about her enlarged bust, then...

Well, turnabout was fair play! Leaning back in your seat, you could see right away that Jouko and Haruko's attention was firmly locked on each other. Haruko wasn't angry, but she was clearly embarrassed and a bit irritated.

Waiting for your chance... your moment came when Jouko stood up from her seat, leaning over the counter a bit as she opened her mouth to taunt her new rival once again!

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"EEP!" Wow, you didn't think Jouko was capable of making such a girly squeal! But to be fair, it was a very predictable reaction, considering that the back of her pants had just split right down the center.

You had a brief flash of purple fabric beneath her torn pants before Jouko sat down in a hurry, cheeks burning bright red.

"Pfft... Hah hah hah!" And now Haruko was laughing like she'd just seen the funniest thing in the world... which to be fair, she probably had. No doubt Haruko saw this as pure karma- Jouko had been incessantly teasing her about her immense chest, and had been punished with her pants ripping in open in public!

You were really glad that you'd limited yourself to only adding five centimeters to Jouko's butt/hip measurement. How did that work, exactly? Was there a difference when you increased Jouko's hip measurement specifically, vs her ass? Or was it the same thing. Eh, thoughts for later. For now... You knew from the information you unlocked that Jouko's hip measurement was a whopping 115 centimeters- which you'd increased to 120 centimeters! Going the full 10cm would've been overkill here; Jouko was already packing a dumptruck of an ass, and if you went and increased it to 'monster truck' proportions you had a feeling you'd get caught, Refuge in Audacity achievement or not.

As it was, Jouko didn't seem to suspect a thing... at least, not that there was any foul play on your part. She was too busy flushing tomato-red and wrapping her school jacket around her waist.

"Uh... So... it was fun eating dinner with you two! I, uh... gotta go! Bye!" Jouko practically yelped, hastily dropping off some money to pay for all three of your meals before speeding off into the distance.

Damn shame she'd covered her colossal ass with her jacket. You really wanted to see that ginormous ass of hers jiggling up close. Ah well, there would be more chances for that later.

"Oh... Hee hee... I can't believe that actually happened. Heh, serves her right!" Haruko giggled, and you noted that her mirth was doing wonderful things to her chest. Well, at least Haruko and Jouko hadn't parted as enemies. There was definitely friction between them, but they didn't seem to be at each other's throats anymore.

"Well, shall we go, Shujin?"

"Sure. I had plenty to eat here. Going to need the walk back to my apartment to burn off some of the calories."

"Do you mind if I walk with you?"

"Uh... no, not at all." Which was the best answer you could force out. Inside you were practically jumping with joy- one of the hottest girls you'd ever seen (who also happened to be the bustiest girl you'd ever seen) was asking to walk home with you! Well, walk you to your home, more like. But the point was the same!

As the two of you walked, you finally brought up the elephant in the room.

"So, uh... Haruko? Do you want to keep my jacket for the night? You can give it back in the morning if that works for you."

Haruko paused, before her eyes widened as she realized it was indeed your jacket and not hers that she was using to cover her ruined button-up shirt.

"Oh! I-I forgot that this was yours... Thanks again for lending it to me, Shujin. Ugh, I swear this is the weirdest day ever..."

"You, uh... you aren't mad about..."

"About my chest getting bigger?" Well, you hadn't expected her to just bluntly address the situation like that. Haruko took your stunned silence as agreement (which it was.)

The extremely bodacious girl sighed, though to your surprise there was a faint smile on her face.

"Ugh... it's going to be a pain in the neck fixing my wardrobe now... but... I'm honestly fine staying like this..."

What? What was that last part? Had you heard Haruko correctly?

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Level: 7 (2 reward points available)
MIND: 3/5
Esper Level: FF