- Were captured enemies used for... for the test? - Hitomi hesitantly asked, turning slightly pale.
- Naturally, how else could such a seal be made ready for use? - Senju snorted, casting a mocking glance at the girl. - You don't think Ryo's going to catch ordinary people off the street to do that.
- There are only a few people who need to have developed keirakukei, and only a couple who survived the ordeal," she said after a moment's hesitation, but I assuaged one wife's curiosity and confirmed the other's assumption.
- Well, I hope you didn't get rid of any successful test subjects? - Linley raised an eyebrow and immediately clarified my perplexed look. - I would like to personally look at the result and evaluate the effect.
- I didn't get rid of it, and I wasn't going to, - I shrugged my shoulders and glanced at Hitomi, who was finally off-balance and was throwing pitying glances at the others, and suppressed a sigh, - Yes, can you not be so brutally straightforward - Hitomi-chan hasn't acquired the necessary cynicism that all iryonins and veterans who have passed three decades to take it so calmly.
- It's okay, a little dose of reality never hurt anyone," the redhead shrugged her shoulders slightly, "and the girl should grow up a little and realize that shit happens regardless of her expectations, and it's better with others than with us.
- Linley, your doubting Ryo-kun's abilities is outrageous! - Saya frowned and folded her arms across her chest, only now deciding to intervene in the conversation.
She, too, thought Hyuga was an overly 'homely' girl, which was why she hadn't yanked Senju back from prescribing a little 'truth of life' inoculation.
- Don't take this the wrong way," Linley reached out and stroked my cheek affectionately, choosing to ignore Ma's outrage, "but it's one thing to be told of such an incredible opportunity, and quite another to be able to feel the results with your hands and see them with your eyes.
- I thought of this possibility in advance and prepared myself," he nodded to the redhead and waved his hand reassuringly at Saya so that she wouldn't start a fight.
I pulled the scroll from the closet shelf with a thread of chakra and handed it to my wife.
- Here, study it as much as you want.
While the women were distracted, I walked over to the owner of the Byakugan and gave her a light hug, trying to encourage her.
- Don't mind me, I like you just the way you are," he winked at her, "there must be someone in the family who isn't cynical to the bone.
- Ryo-kun," the girl sighed with a very complicated feeling, snuggling into my shoulder.
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