Chapter 352: White Rabbit Candy
Then, he handed him over to Uchiha Ryoichi, asking Ryoichi to find a house for Utakata in the clan territory and arrange for two clan members to watch him.
After finishing these tasks, Uchiha Fugaku returned to his study, put on his gaming helmet, and prepared to venture into other anime worlds.
With a crisp click, the familiar RPG game-like opening scene reappeared before his eyes.
His vision was filled with pure white, and a prompt appeared, similar to last time, asking him to choose an option.
Uchiha Fugaku scanned it, noticing this time was different from the first.
Of the three prompt options, the third was dim, but it had a "can be unlocked" hint. However, unlocking it required 500 anime points. Uchiha Fugaku thought about it and decided against it.
He chose the "body snatching" option, just like last time.
After selecting "body snatching," a "ding-dong" sound effect played, and the gaming helmet began capturing anime worlds.
"Capturing anime worlds: 1, 2... 5. Five anime worlds captured. Player, please select one anime world to begin the game."
"Attack on Titan," "Pokémon," "Sword Art Online," "Usagi Drop," "Tokyo Ghoul."
Uchiha Fugaku's eyes swept over them, a hint of surprise flashing in them.
Hadn't "Attack on Titan" and "Tokyo Ghoul" appeared among these five anime worlds last time?
So, they could reappear. He had thought that once he chose last time, the unselected ones wouldn't show up again.
It was good that they could repeat.
He just didn't know if Grand Blue would appear again.
He currently possessed 550 anime points, which he could use to purchase some abilities in the early stages from the shop.
However, 550 anime points wasn't a particularly large amount, so it was better not to choose overly dangerous worlds. It would be good to pick a low-combat anime world to transition first.
After much thought, Uchiha Fugaku realized that among the five anime worlds, "Usagi Drop" was indeed the most suitable for his expectations.
The other four anime worlds were quite dangerous. Only "Usagi Drop," a healing series, posed no danger. His 550 points couldn't buy too many skills. Should he go to a non-dangerous world again to do some quests and accumulate more anime points?
Uchiha Fugaku quickly settled on his idea and directly selected "Usagi Drop."
Ding-dong. "Usagi Drop" confirmed. Please choose your background.
This time, Uchiha Fugaku did not choose "student." "Usagi Drop" tells the heartwarming story of 30-year-old single man Kawachi Daikichi unexpectedly adopting 6-year-old girl Kaga Rin, and their journey from unfamiliarity to mutual reliance.
He estimated that going to this world would involve main quests centered around the protagonist, so there might be a main quest to adopt Kaga Rin. Choosing "student" would make adoption impossible.
Uchiha Fugaku directly chose the "office worker" background.
For the region, he chose the place where Kaga Rin resided.
Next, he waited to enter the game.
He opened his eyes to find himself lying in a bathtub filled with blood.
Soon, Uchiha Fugaku noticed the wound on his wrist.
However, under the system's repair, the wound quickly healed, fully recovering in the blink of an eye, leaving no scar.
Uchiha Fugaku fumbled around in the bathtub, opened the drain, and let all the bloody water out.
Then he closed his eyes to receive the body owner's memories.
The person he had body-snatched this time was an older single man, 35 years old and still unmarried. His family had been constantly pressuring him to get married, but his predecessor was entirely focused on work. Just a few days ago, he had climbed from assistant section chief to department head at his company.
Unexpectedly, before the former department head could even hand over his work, the company suddenly announced its bankruptcy.
The company his predecessor had worked so hard for nearly 10 years was gone, meaning he had to start over looking for a job. But he was already 35, and finding a job wasn't simple.
While reeling from this blow, his predecessor then received another call from his family, pressuring him about marriage.
Under the dual strike of work and family, his predecessor, unable to cope for a moment, despaired and slit his wrists in his own apartment.
Then, Uchiha Fugaku, who had arrived through body snatching, benefited from it.
"Poor guy."
Uchiha Fugaku shook his head, climbed out of the bathtub, and didn't rush out. Instead, he took off his blood-stained suit and unhurriedly took a shower.
His predecessor didn't have much savings because he had bought this apartment in full last year. However, there was good news: his predecessor was a relative of the female lead Kaga Rin's birth mother; he was Kaga Rin's mother's cousin.
While showering, Uchiha Fugaku brought up the quest details and saw that the main quest was indeed for him to adopt Kaga Rin.
This identity of his predecessor would be very advantageous for him to adopt Kaga Rin.
Of course, the first step was to contact his predecessor's cousin, Kaga Rin's mother.
After showering, Uchiha Fugaku went to the living room and saw his predecessor's wallet and phone neatly placed on the table.
He picked up the phone and started searching through the contacts.
He quickly found his cousin, Yoshi Masako, whom he didn't contact much.
After learning Kaga Rin's address from Yoshi Masako, Uchiha Fugaku went directly there.
Arriving outside the house, he could see white banners still hanging by the gate, marking the beginning of the story: Kaga Rin's father, Luga Soichi, had passed away, and the family was holding a funeral.
Uchiha Fugaku walked straight in and saw a group of people gathered in a room. In the center was the six-year-old female lead, Kaga Rin. Luga Soichi's relatives were discussing Kaga Rin's custody, debating who would take her in, but few were willing. According to the original plot, with no one to adopt her, she was to be sent to an orphanage, but the protagonist, Kawachi Daikichi, couldn't bear to watch and stepped forward to adopt Kaga Rin.
"Perfect timing."
Uchiha Fugaku thought to himself, then interrupted them, "Excuse me."
"Who are you?"
A middle-aged man stood up, adjusted his glasses, and, realizing he didn't recognize Uchiha Fugaku, asked with a puzzled expression.
The others also cast him confused glances.
Uchiha Fugaku introduced himself, "I am Kaga Rin's birth mother's cousin. I overheard your conversation just now. If you don't mind, may I take Kaga Rin with me?"
The Luga relatives in the room exchanged glances. Someone suddenly willing to take away the burden that was Kaga Rin; they were naturally agreeable.
However, they still needed to confirm the man's identity.
Although they saw Kaga Rin as a burden, it didn't mean they would truly neglect her, after all, Kaga Rin was just a six-year-old girl, and she herself was not at fault.
Uchiha Fugaku also called his cousin, Yoshi Masako, on the spot. Because he had already agreed with Yoshi Masako over the phone that he would adopt Kaga Rin, and had told her that he might call later to ask her to help testify, the call was quickly connected.
Yoshi Masako had worked as a nanny here before, so some of the Luga family members naturally recognized Yoshi Masako's voice. After confirmation, the Luga family members readily handed over Kaga Rin's birth certificate and household register to Uchiha Fugaku.
While waiting, Uchiha Fugaku observed Kawachi Daikichi for a while, making him feel inexplicably confused.
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