Ringo knew that even with his training device arriving, he would quickly discard that level of power, but what about Ames?
Ames could collapse a planet with her force field, if she used it on Ringo, even slowly, the speed of his progress would reach a new level.
But he knew that asking that would raise more questions from Ames, and at that point, Ames would soon realize that Ringo was an anomaly.
It took her hundreds of years to reach Grade S, but Ringo would only take a few decades at most, which made it clear that Ringo's skill was far greater than it appeared.
Ames never asked and Ringo preferred not to say either, but by that point, their friendship had reached a point where Ringo would trust the woman.
The main point is that Ames, unlike the other BGAs, is lazy and doesn't have a strong interest in power. Even if she knew about Ringo's power, just like when she found out about Aurora's power, she would only see it as "interesting", not as a potential asset.
Thus, Ringo was ready to make clear to her what his power truly was, only then could Ames train him to the best of her ability. At that moment, Ringo could reach the BGA as quickly as possible.
Even so, Ringo had already foreseen during those days he spent with Ames hundreds of thousands of futures, in none of them did Ames betray him, which relieved him to proceed with his plan.
-Lend me your hand.- Ringo asked, offering his own pale hand.
Ames blinked slightly, curious, looking at Ringo's hand for a few seconds. Ringo seemed to notice something and awkwardly withdrew his hand, he had forgotten that Ames didn't like touching others. -It doesn't have to be your hand, but I need to touch you for that.
Ames rolled her eyes, but there was no disgust in her expression. In the end, she reached out while using her force field to pull Ringo's hand up again and finally their hands touched lightly.
Ringo noticed the gentleness and felt that desire return strongly within him, but he quickly calmed it, sighing, he spoke. - Don't let your energy hinder mine, it will already be difficult to show any effect with your current level of life.
Ames said nothing, only growing more curious. The next moment, Ringo's white evolutionary energy entered Ames's body. He could have simply used his evolutionary energy field, but that would hardly affect Ames, even direct contact would have had minimal impact.
As soon as the energy entered Ames' body, she unconsciously wanted to expel it, but in the end she held back, her curiosity overcoming her caution.
Ringo's energy engulfed Ames, advancing like an endless tide, but Ringo knew that at this level of consumption, he would barely last a few seconds.
Even so, it was enough, with Ames' level of body control, she could easily feel her cells vibrating.
Because she wasn't a pugilist, she couldn't really figure out what changes had been made, but she could still intuitively feel the changes, she felt that her strength had increased a little!
Sure, the effect was minimal, practically laughable, but it was still there.
She looked at the white energy surrounding her and asked curiously. -What kind of energy is this?
-My super gene, my true Esper ability, I call this Evolutionary energy. Basically, I continue to evolve through external stimuli. Not only that, but I can also help others evolve, as you just saw. Unfortunately, your life level is far beyond what I can help with.- Ringo shrugged.
Ames looked at Ringo with obvious surprise. -Evolution? You mean it can advance continuously without barriers?
-Exactly, as long as there is enough evolutionary energy and enough stimuli, I can continue to advance, even to become a BGA, for me it's not a question of "if", but of "when."
Ames remained silent for a moment, watching Ringo's energy rapidly diminish until it stopped. Ringo seemed especially tired, but Ames didn't care.
Without realizing it, her gaze toward Ringo had shifted slightly.
It wasn't a look of greed, no, but it was a less neutral look. To Ames, even if she wasn't the typical BGA who went around wanting attention and reverence, she still had a bit of that, not that she liked that sort of thing, but it's simply the look of a human towards an ant, much more subconscious.
But at that moment, her gaze towards Ringo became less neutral, it hadn't quite reached the point of truly losing that superior feeling, but now it was like looking at a baby, something small and fragile, but you know that one day it will grow up and become an adult, a being like you.
Ames didn't even notice this personality change, but instead, she became even more curious about Ringo. She wasn't naive, she quickly grasped the implications of Ringo's power.
It wasn't just about evolving himself, but from what she realized, it even worked on others! That means... - Can you transform other Supers too? Make them advance beyond Grade A?
Ringo paused for a moment, but nodded. -It's a possibility.
Ames took a deep breath, feeling like he'd just been given a hot potato. This kind of power... could plunge the entire galaxy into a bloodbath!
-You... why did you tell me that?- Ames asked, confused.
She understood what Ringo meant when he asked for her help, he wanted to use her force field to evolve faster.
But she also understood the dangers of telling anyone, especially when you don't have the power to protect yourself.
Ringo simply smiled gently at her. -I trust you.
Ames paused for a moment, looking at Ringo again with a certain strangeness, and inside, she seemed to feel something stirring within her.
It wasn't romantic love, at least not yet, but it was a sweet feeling of trust between two people. Ames knew Ringo didn't need to tell her this, she wasn't the type to ask and even if she helped him, she would just draw her own conclusions without going into details, unless he wanted to talk about it.
Ringo spent enough time with her to know her temperament, he should have known that, so he still told her?
-Just for that?- Ames asked, a little confused, a little amused and a little curious.
Ringo didn't answer, he just shrugged, still looking at her. He also pulled his hand away from hers, only now did Ames remember that her hand was still being held.
She looked at her own hand for a moment before slowly lowering it.
-Okay, I'll help you.- Ames agreed.
She asked for nothing in return, even if she received nothing in return, she would do it, even knowing that as soon as Ringo became a BGA he would leave, she still did it.
At this level, no one could accept being inferior to others, she knew that, but she said nothing. At that moment, she was simply filled with boundless curiosity.
For someone as bored as Ames, Ringo was now a tremendous asset, she knew that one day he would be known throughout the galaxy and not just slightly. At that moment, with this power, he could become everyone's enemy, but even so...
A smile formed on Ames' lips, she wanted to see how far Ringo would go and... how their stories would intertwine!