"The princess? Why don't you say you're a god?" Neji looked at the chuunibyou girl in front of him with some pity and said helplessly, "Alright, alright, I get it. You'll come with me."
"I am a god..." the girl murmured.
"Okay, okay, I get it, Lord God," Neji said dismissively, yawning and walking into the house without looking back.
Although this palace was miniature, it was undeniably well-equipped, with maids and all. Naturally, Neji didn't like being taken care of by them, so he sent them all away.
However, considering the girl before him had princess syndrome, Neji still let her choose one maid to stay and take care of her. In the end, only Neji, the Byakugan girl, and a maid named Aino were left in the spacious courtyard.
That night, Neji lay on the roof, gazing at the stars. The brilliant starlight illuminated every corner of the world. Once upon a time, when he first transmigrated to the ninja world, he had also stared at the starry sky in a daze. But back then, he had nothing to miss. Now, however, he had many people he couldn't let go of.
Beside him, the Byakugan girl also stared blankly at the sky, a hint of sadness in her expression.
Compared to the two of them, Aino's legs were trembling. She had no idea how she had ended up on the roof. It seemed like she had just suddenly appeared there.
"Heavens, who are these two I'm taking care of..."
Rumble~~
Neji was startled awake by the discordant sound and turned to look at the Byakugan girl, who was holding her stomach.
"Hungry?"
"I'll make food." Aino knew it was her time to step up. An excellent maid should always remember her duties.
However, as soon as she finished speaking, her head drooped powerlessly, and she said in a low voice, "When they left today, it seems they took all the ingredients with them."
"What? Were those the palace's ingredients?" Neji sat up. He had indeed seen those maids carrying things, but he had always thought they were their personal belongings. So, it turned out to be public supplies?
Neji's face darkened. Had he been robbed?
Rumble~~
The Byakugan girl touched her shrunken stomach again and lowered her head slightly.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'll think of a way right away." Aino, scared, quickly bowed.
"Forget it, what solution can you possibly come up with?" Neji glanced at the panicked Aino and said helplessly, "Leave it to me."
"You..."
The girl was about to ask Neji what his plan was when she saw him wrap himself in a layer of pure white chakra, shining like Taiyouchi.
The girl was stunned. With her eyesight, she could naturally see the essence of the chakra cloak. But she never expected anyone to have pioneered such a way of using chakra.
Whoosh!
Before she could recover, two large, pure white hands grabbed her and Aino and flew into the sky.
...
"Th-thank you, sir."
Seeing Neji actually handing her food, Aino, who had always considered herself a servant, was overwhelmed with gratitude. Her terrible impression of Neji and the girl softened a little.
"You don't have to be so polite," Neji said helplessly. Aino's behavior made him feel like a monstrous tyrannical ruler, making him very uncomfortable.
"I-I'm sorry..." Aino quickly kowtowed and said.
"Forget it, forget it. I'm not blaming you. Do as you please," Neji gave up. It was indeed better to rely on time to let this girl gradually accept the feeling of equality among people.
"Neji, why... why are you doing this?"
The girl really didn't understand why this young man would do something that tarnished his status. Personally going into the river to catch fish, fighting with wild beasts, getting his clothes all messy – these were things he could have just asked a few servants to do.
Of course, this was from her perspective. In reality, Neji had simply slapped those beasts to death with one move, and the mud on him was from catching fish in the river.
"Hmph, don't underestimate ninjas," Neji said contentedly, eating the long-lost grilled food.
"Ninjas?" The girl blinked her big eyes and looked at Neji curiously.
"Nothing, that's what we call it in my hometown," Neji said indifferently as he ate. Then, he suddenly looked at the girl and said, "Speaking of which, I still don't know your name."
"My name is..."
Before the girl could finish speaking, a clamor of fighting and shouting came from a distance. Both Neji and the girl had Byakugan, so they soon saw what looked like a fight, but not quite a fight, in the distance.
Simply put, it was a group of thugs hacking at each other with axes and hoes.
"How primitive."
Neji and the girl had the same thought. However, they both tacitly avoided intervening in the matter.
In any battle, there would naturally be a stronger side and a weaker side. This fight was unfair, but it was just.
However, sometimes trouble comes so suddenly. They didn't bother others, but there were always some daredevil types who came looking for them.
At this moment, several such individuals stood before Neji and the others.
"We just saw the firelight and wanted to steal some food. We didn't expect our luck to be this good, having two cute little girls." The burly man in the lead revealed a lewd gaze as he leered at Aino and the girl.
As for Neji, they had already selectively forgotten him.
This was how primitive societies were. Everything was taken by force, especially territory and women, which were the most important factors for the development of a tribe (or nation).
The burly man wasted no more words. He gestured for his subordinates to take care of Neji, while he himself reached out towards the two girls.
The Byakugan girl looked at him coldly, her expression as placid as ever. Seeing her like this, Aino also felt reassured.
"That's right, Master is so powerful, I really don't need to worry about anything."
Splat!
As the burly man's lascivious hand approached the two girls, earth spikes suddenly shot out from the ground, piercing his chest.
Neji took the last bite of meat and said helplessly, "I had no desires or ambitions, but you insisted on seeking death."
As soon as he finished speaking, dozens of wooden figures suddenly emerged from the ground, gradually transforming into Neji's likeness and encircling the intruders.
"No, impossible."
"Monsters!"
These ordinary people had never seen such a sight. In a moment, they were so terrified they lost their will to fight and stumbled to the ground. Some curiously poked the wooden clones, and upon finding they couldn't be killed, their fear grew even greater.
A few seconds later, Neji and the others left. Only corpses remained on the scene, all of them having died of fright.
"What a boring fight."