[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-my-streaming-life-with-sss-rank-girls-with-want-":3,"chapter-my-streaming-life-with-sss-rank-girls-with-want--my-streaming-life-with-sss-rank-girls-with-want--chapter-54":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","My Streaming Life With SSS-Rank Girls With Want My Kids",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1457674,1905,"Chapter 54: Flow","my-streaming-life-with-sss-rank-girls-with-want--chapter-54",54,"\u003Cp>Lira stared at the fortress for thirty seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she turned toward Kai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Before we go in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You need more practice with Qi.\" She pointed to the ground in front of her. \"Here. Now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kai looked at the fortress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We can go in and—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you go in without enough Qi control and there’s something in there that detects it, you’ll be the group’s weak point.\" Lira crossed her arms. \"Ten minutes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Serah, who had been looking at the fortress, turned around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s not necessary,\" she said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re not his Qi instructor,\" Lira said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re nothing to him either.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m the one who taught him to find it. That gives me a certain authority on the subject.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Serah stared at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kai set his stance before either of them could continue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ten minutes,\" he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[DraconicLegacy: Lira insisting on training before going in. Tactic or excuse?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Jack_Moore: ┐(￣ヘ￣)┌ probably both]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[RagingMutant: Serah with a look like \"I don’t like this but I can’t say exactly why\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Wolf1179: Lira seems attached to the glasses even though the sun’s going away]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Dr_Snow: An SS vampire that Kai defeated with a window and now lives with him just motivated by annoying Serah]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first correction was to his hip axis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lira placed one hand on Kai’s right hip — with more precision than strictly necessary — and adjusted the angle by three degrees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Qi follows the spinal column before distributing. If the hip is misaligned, the flow cuts off halfway.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kai adjusted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Like this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Almost.\" Lira kept her hand there. \"A little more.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ambient temperature dropped half a degree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Serah, sitting on a rock five meters away with her arms crossed, stared at the horizon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First interruption — three minutes later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kai.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kai opened his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Serah pointed to his left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There’s a rock formation that could be useful for cover if we need to leave the fortress fast.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kai looked at the formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a rock. Nothing particularly remarkable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright,\" he said. \"I’ll keep it in mind.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe you should go check it out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m in the middle of something.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Serah went back to staring at the horizon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lira, whose expression hadn’t changed, picked up the correction right where she’d left off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Jack_Moore: (¬‿¬) Serah interrupted with the flimsiest excuse possible]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[RagingMutant: \"there’s a rock formation that could be useful\" pointing at a NORMAL rock]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Dr_Snow: Kai said \"alright I’ll keep it in mind\" with a face that knew exactly what was going on]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Wolf1179: Serah is showing the jealousy a real girlfriend would show]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[DraconicLegacy: @Wolf1179 yeah she really is trying to steal Kai’s attention at all costs]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five minutes later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lira moved on to the left shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both hands this time, adjusting the angle in a way that required her to be considerably closer than the shoulder correction strictly required.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The tension here blocks the flow before it reaches the arm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The temperature dropped a full degree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second interruption.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kai.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Serah.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think I heard something inside the fortress.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kai listened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t hear anything.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was subtle.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What kind of sound?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A subtle sound.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kai looked at her for a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me know if it comes back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Serah returned to the horizon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lira, from the shoulder correction position, adjusted her glasses with one finger without moving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Jack_Moore: HAHAHAHA \"A SUBTLE SOUND\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[RagingMutant: ヽ(ˇヘˇ)ノ Serah ran out of excuse halfway and kept going anyway]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Dr_Snow: Serah’s involuntary honesty is her character development]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Wolf1179: Lira adjusted her glasses without moving. That was a smile without using her face.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[DraconicLegacy: I’m understanding the real reason Lira is helping Kai.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seven minutes later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lira was adjusting the angle of Kai’s right arm when she spoke, loud enough to carry five meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"External distraction affects the flow of Qi.\" A brief pause. \"Perhaps it would be useful if the mutt moved a little farther away.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The horizon Serah was staring at became covered in frost within a two-meter radius.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not her. The horizon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Serah spoke, in a low voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t exactly a threat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe someone should tear a certain vampire to pieces every second until she stops regenerating.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Technically it contained no promise of specific harm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was more like an observation about what would happen if certain elements of the environment changed position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lira processed every word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kai processed every word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guard on the north wall of Valdris, two hours away, probably didn’t hear it. But if he’d been there, he would’ve processed every word too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lira adjusted her glasses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How expressive,\" she said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Jack_Moore: (ಠ_ಠ) Serah said something under her breath]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[RagingMutant: ∑(°口°) I heard it all but for my safety I choose not to transcribe it.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Dr_Snow: technically it contained no promise of specific harm.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Wolf1179: WHAT DID SERAH SAY]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[DraconicLegacy: something that made frost cover the horizon. That’s enough information.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Wolf1179: that doesn’t make sense but I understand]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kai opened his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Serah.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you want to learn Qi?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Serah looked at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Primordials have an energy flow different from humans but compatible. You could—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t need to learn anything from a vampire.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lira, from her position, spoke without turning around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Clearly.\" A pause. \"Given the control level she demonstrated in the catacombs.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Serah’s markings went from a steady glow to maximum intensity in about a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lira adjusted her glasses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kai sighed from his diaphragm — the breath he’d learned in the dungeon memory room for situations where the environment required forced concentration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s continue.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Jack_Moore: Lira brought up the catacombs (¬‿¬) chose that specific moment (¬‿¬)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[RagingMutant: (╬ Ò﹏Ó) SERAH’S MARKINGS AT MAX]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Dr_Snow: Kai sighed from his diaphragm. Survival technique applied.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Wolf1179: Lira vs Serah is a dynamic where they’re testing too many limits]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Draconic_Legacy: The day it explodes Kai will have to be strong enough to stop them both, or they’ll both need to be fully tamed by him by then]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eighth minute was different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lira had moved a step away — not because of Serah’s markings, but because the next exercise didn’t require contact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t search for the flow. Don’t focus on it.\" Her voice had the tone she used when teaching seriously, without the drama of the last few minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let the movement carry it. Like on the road.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kai breathed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Extended his right hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stopped searching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flow appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Four.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[System — update]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[External Qi — Level 1 → Level 1 consolidated]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Flow sustained for the first time without a supporting technique]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The system notes that this is significant]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The system notes that Kai achieved it under moderate-to-high distraction conditions]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The system considers that also significant]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kai opened his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lira was watching him with the expression she had when something turned out within expected parameters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just good?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For ten minutes with the interruptions there were, good is enough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Serah, from her rock, said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But her markings had dropped back to their steady glow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Jack_Moore: FIVE SECONDS OF SUSTAINED QI]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[RagingMutant: ᕦ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)ᕤ WITH ALL THE DISTRACTION THERE WAS]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Dr_Snow: \"for ten minutes with the interruptions there were, good is enough\" — Lira acknowledged the interruptions. Included them in the evaluation.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Wolf1179: Serah lowered her markings when Kai succeeded. Noticed it and lowered them on her own.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[DraconicLegacy: Serah always notices when Kai achieves something. Always.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The aura pressure from the fortress changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the kind of change that happens when something detects something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All three felt it at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lira turned toward the fortress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Serah stood up from the rock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kai looked at the building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black stone hadn’t changed visually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the air thirty meters away vibrated differently — faster, more concentrated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something inside had detected them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And had decided to wait for them to enter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Jack_Moore: (°ロ°) THE FORTRESS DETECTED US]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[RagingMutant: ∑(°口°) DECIDED TO WAIT FOR US TO ENTER]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Dr_Snow: that’s worse than if it had attacked. much worse.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Wolf1179: Lira, Serah, and Kai looking at the fortress at the same time. The first coordinated thing they’ve done.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[DraconicLegacy: @Wolf1179 danger unites them. always.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[System — notification]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[A_D_M signal — update]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The interior signal increased upon detecting Qi activity outside]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The system considers that could be relevant for what’s inside]\u003C\u002Fp>",1390,"2026-06-06T02:17:07.051Z",1,"novelbin.me","abd5ccc84ed4b6183cb892b7c5c8db91522853512a67db89c847f633e2549eb0","my-streaming-life-with-sss-rank-girls-with-want--chapter-55","my-streaming-life-with-sss-rank-girls-with-want--chapter-53",110,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmy-streaming-life-with-sss-rank-girls-with-want--cover.jpg"]