My Charity System made me too OP-Chapter 268: Aqua fights

Since then, the Rift slowly bent to her childlike desires. Rooms turned into soft playgrounds, gravity bent to allow bounce castles in the void, and even time slowed when it was nap time. To the others, it became Aqua's house.

"Did you at least close the Rift gate properly?" Leon asked, glancing behind her. "There are some very nasty things out here."

"Mhm!" she chirped. "I locked it with six runes and hugged the gate so it felt sleepy. Like you taught me!"

Leon stifled a laugh. "Good girl." He ruffled her hair gently, and she giggled.

"But is this your new skill? You can make two things join together?" Aqua asked, tilting her head as her big, curious eyes sparkled.

Leon nodded simply, a faint smile playing at the corner of his lips."Yes, I can join two things to make it more powerful," he said casually.

Aqua's eyes widened like twin stars. "Woooaaah! That's like magic—but smarter!"

"Are you gonna do more scary fusions, Papa? Can I help?"

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"You wanna help me fuse weapons?"

"Noooo~" she said, puffing her cheeks. "I wanna fuse friends!"

"…Huh?"

She opened her palm, and two plushies appeared—one shaped like Behemoot and another like Mimic. "Look, if we smoosh them together we can make Mimimoot! It'll bite AND roar!"

Leon chuckled. "Let's… keep that as a prototype."

As Aqua clung to his back, swinging her legs while mumbling more outrageous fusion combos like "Fire Kitty + Shadow Fish = Shadow Sushi Dragon," Leon's focus flickered between the chaos she brought and the new depths his Fusion system promised.

He sighed, letting a faint smirk form.

"This is what it's come to. Void energy, mythical fusions… and fluff monsters."

Eventually, he gave in and let Aqua use the system on her plush toys. Though she expected a terrifying hybrid plush-dragon, the actual result was… just a puffier, softer toy that squeaked when hugged. Not quite the legendary beast she was hoping for.

She pouted dramatically, then cuddled it anyway. "It's too soft. I forgive it."

Leon chuckled. "Alright, enough fluff. Let's see how much you've grown."

Aqua perked up immediately, her playful mood shifting into focus. Though she looked like a 7- or 8-year-old in human terms, in naga years she was barely a toddler. Still, her raw power was no joke. On her own, she stood at Tier III peak defense and Tier II mid-range offensive strength—impressive for someone her age and race.

Leon stepped back and gestured. "Let's go. Show me what you've learned."

Aqua cracked her knuckles like a tiny martial artist, her naga tail tightening behind her. "No holding back, Papa!"

She launched forward with surprising speed, her small hands glowing with light-imbued mist magic. Leon raised a barrier instinctively, surprised by the force behind her punch. It cracked the edge of his ward, enough to sting slightly.

"Oh?" he raised an eyebrow. "You've definitely been training."

"Yup! Millim trained me in 'Super Bouncy Combo', and Roselia helped me do my 'Mist Whip!'" Aqua chirped mid-air before flipping toward him again.

What followed was a rapid, wild flurry—energy bursts, shimmering whip lashes, elemental flickers, and exaggerated battle cries like "Ultra Mist Attack GO!"

Leon let her push, dodging and testing her movements before finally catching her mid-spin with a gentle tap on the forehead, stopping her in place.

"Still reckless," he said, softly.

"But better right?" she asked, slightly out of breath.

Leon nodded. "Yeah. A lot better."

Aqua grinned so wide it nearly split her face. Then, she flopped against him again, huffing. "I'll get even stronger… then we can fuse and become Papaqua! The ultimate sushi warrior!"

Leon stared at her.

"…That is absolutely not happening."

Aqua's eyes burned with determination as she whipped her mist-like aura around her small form, weaving streams of ethereal energy that danced like ribbons in the air. Her tail coiled, launching her forward like a spring-loaded missile. She wasn't holding back—not in the slightest.

"Mist Barrage!" she yelled, hands glowing with pulsing blue light.

She struck Leon with a volley of palm strikes, each one reinforced with a soft, damp explosion of compressed mist energy. The air around them shimmered from the pressure, small craters forming on the ground where her strikes missed or were redirected.

Leon, meanwhile, stood with one hand behind his back. Calm. Centered. Eyes locked onto her movements with quiet focus. He wasn't even using 10% of his strength—just enough to test her growth, parry her speed, and encourage her control.

"She's learned control… and her footwork is tighter too." he noted internally, sidestepping a tail sweep without breaking posture.

Aqua growled, puffing her cheeks as her aura flared. "I'm not done yet!"

She spun mid-air, summoning her strongest technique yet—one she'd been working on with both Roselia and Millim's guidance.

"Moonmist Pulse Breaker!!"

The air around her exploded into a vortex of silver and pale blue as her mist aura compressed, condensing into a gleaming spiral around her hands and feet. She blurred forward like a comet, breaking the sound barrier in the process.

Leon finally moved.

With a faint smile, he raised a single finger.

Ping!

A direct hit—Aqua struck his extended finger with her full force.

And it stopped her completely. The explosion of power around her dispersed harmlessly as she bounced back, flipping several times in mid-air before landing on her feet, breathing hard.

She blinked in confusion, staring at Leon's still-outstretched hand.

"W-What?! I hit you with everything! That was my ultimate special move!"

Leon gently lowered his hand. "You did. And it was good."

"But I didn't even make you budge!" she pouted.

"That's because I didn't let you. Not because you weren't strong." Leon's tone was firm, yet warm. "You're growing, Aqua. Fast. In a few years, that move might actually push me back."

Aqua's pout morphed into a wide grin again. "Really?!"

Leon nodded. "But only if you stop wasting energy yelling out the name of every attack like a comic book hero."

"But that's the cool part!"

He sighed. "We'll work on it."

Aqua flopped on the grass, arms and tail spread out wide, plush toy still somehow hanging from her belt.

Leon looked up at the skies above the training field. The mist cleared, and the energy began to settle.