He'll stay that way until I'm sure this kanpeki ningyo will be useful and not just a burden for the next few years. In the meantime, it's possible to level up the puppets to the lower S-rank fighter level, using Hishi Hyuga's knowledge, and then the only advantage of using the bodies of high-rank fighters will be the kekkei genkai ability, which you still have to learn to use at least at a basic level, not to mention the skill of the past owner of the body.
- By the way, boss, tell Akira congratulations from all of us the next time you contact him," Kaguya suddenly snapped me out of my musings, grinning broadly, "he's got the most luxurious job of all of us - money flowing in, influence among the aristocrats, a purchased title with land, a pregnant hottie at his side, and no worries about the impending war, what else do you need to live?
- Indeed," I sighed, rolling my eyes in agreement.
You could say that the former pimp has now turned into a very respectable man and very soon will become a daddy for twins - a girl and a boy. Let the term is still relatively small, but for an experienced iryonin it's not a problem, but I will have another girl, just like a curse of some kind. In that life there were a lot of boys, and in this life girls are born one after another. I feel like I'll have gray hairs when they get older, despite my youth and Uzumaki roots.
And in general, if you compare it to all the perfect marionettes, I'm the one with the worst situation - so many reasons to worry and sleepless nights, not to mention the constantly piling up mountains of things that need to be done. And at the same time make time for my own development, mostly while the others are asleep.
So I understood perfectly well the feelings of a mental clone stuffed into someone else's body. The eternal race against time is not good for anyone's mood, especially with the threats looming on the horizon.
That's why I was almost physically relieved to have someone else to feel my pain.
- I'll have to find a cozy place in Oni no Kuni once I finish setting up the base," Hisato said with a dreamy expression on his face.
- Yeah, but don't forget that you can't stick your neck out - Mizu no Kuni is in a state of turmoil right now, and the smartest Mists may be scattering to these bear corners," I told him, "You're tasked with creating a secret base and keeping an eye on Miroku and our children, not legally settling in.
- Kaguya objected, "They are looking for the hidden, but those who are in plain sight are not checked much, and I don't have to be around, and as soon as the portal plate starts working, you can visit the priestess and her friend at any time, and I will have the opportunity to do something useful in parallel.
It was clear that being in the shadows all the time didn't appeal to him.
- All right, you decide," I said, "but the development of the lab will still be your responsibility.
- Thank you, boss," the kanpeki ningyo smiled toothily.
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