Running behind wasn't something that Akane terribly liked, but then she wasn't exactly in trouble with her time constraints right then. Certainly, she should have headed back much earlier, but there was still plenty of time for her to get back to the dojo before dinner. If she hurried back, she'd get there long before there was any real problem, so she could take as much time as she wanted.
She did want to really get going though, but it wasn't due to any worries. Rather, she felt oddly... energized, like she really was pumped for something, even if she couldn't tell what that was. Her entire body seemed to be alive, which felt good, and even the slight aches were a bit welcome right then.
What she didn't know was that the book had primed her desire, and made her body ready to enjoy such things.
It was just supposed to be time to go home for her, while:
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