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Chapter 43: Pure Love Grand Gift Package
Konan, experiencing this for the first time, was completely no match for Oborotsuki.
After the "battle" ended, she quickly fell asleep peacefully in his arms.
A happy, contented smile still lingered on her face from the afterglow.
Only now did Oborotsuki have the mind to check the system.
He felt a little puzzled.
"What the hell is a Pure Love Gift Package?"
"Why is it different from the rewards I got before?"
He curiously asked the system.
A moment later, after the system's explanation, Oborotsuki finally understood the difference between these packages.
Simply put:
The First Offspring Grand Gift Package mainly comes from women who are already pregnant—like Kushina and Mayumi.
The system automatically determines that their children belong to Oborotsuki, thus granting the offspring package.
Some girls can trigger rewards just from intimate contact.
Red falls into this category.
But others require a bit more emotional effort—girls who have little to no romantic experience, are naturally reserved and traditional, or appear bold on the surface but need real emotional connection to truly open up.
Konan, and likely Mei, belong to this type.
Conquering them yields Pure Love type packages.
The actual contents of the reward pool are the same between First Offspring and Pure Love packages.
The only difference is a slight variation in the probability of pulling higher-quality items.
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Inside Kirigakure, in the Mizukage's office.
The village was already deep into the quiet of night, lights dimmed everywhere—except here, where the room was still brightly lit.
Having just ended the Bloody Mist policy, the village was in a state of recovery. A mountain of tasks needed handling.
From the Fourth Mizukage Yagura down to assistants, advisors, and subordinates—everyone was working overtime.
Late nights had become routine.
"Come in."
Yagura looked up toward the office door.
Mei pushed the door open and walked inside.
"It's you. Back so soon? How did the investigation into the Hōzuki clan go?"
Yagura asked calmly.
His gaze fell on the document in Mei's hand.
"No unusual activity with the Hōzuki clan… Lord Fourth."
"Here is the investigation report I personally compiled."
"The surviving members of the Hōzuki clan have mostly left their settlement. The place is nearly abandoned now…"
"As for the other clans, some missing-nin have already returned. Initial screening shows no issues, but for safety, I've assigned people to monitor their movements closely."
While speaking, Mei's mind involuntarily flashed back to her encounter with Hōzuki Oborotsuki earlier that day.
That handsome boy with the constant teasing smirk, rude mouth, and absurdly overwhelming strength—his face and voice had somehow imprinted themselves in her memory.
All the way back, his words and appearance kept resurfacing uncontrollably.
"Is that so? The Hōzuki clan was once very important to Kirigakure. The Second Mizukage himself came from that prestigious house."
"Their near extinction is partly my responsibility, Mei. No matter what method you use—please do everything possible to bring back any remaining Hōzuki survivors."
"As long as they're willing to return, any condition is negotiable. When the time comes, I will personally apologize to them."
Yagura looked at the report in his hand, his expression gradually darkening as he issued the order to Mei.
Hearing this, Mei's heart stirred slightly.
Any condition is acceptable…?
Her mind flashed back to the joke she'd made earlier—that if Hōzuki Oborotsuki rejoined Kirigakure, she would marry him…
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After leaving the Mizukage's office, Mei didn't go straight home.
Instead, she wandered alone to a small izakaya in the village.
It was already the middle of the night.
There were no other customers.
But the owner hadn't closed yet. After years of chaos, business had barely survived—sometimes they could hardly afford to eat.
Now that the village was finally peaceful again, of course they had to seize every chance to earn money.
Mei found a quiet corner seat by the window, ordered some food and two bottles of sake, and drank alone while gazing at the night scene outside.
A little alcohol helped wash away the day's fatigue.
After this, she'd go home and sleep deeply—then wake up early tomorrow and keep working…
Thinking of this, Mei let out a soft sigh.
At the same time, uncontrollably, the image of Oborotsuki rose in her mind again.
"Tch…"
"Why the hell would I ever fall for that guy?"
Mei muttered self-deprecatingly to herself, shaking her head before downing another cup in one go.
She exhaled deeply and was about to refill her cup when she realized all the bottles on the table were already empty.
She glanced at the owner and shook her head:
"Can't drink anymore. I still have work at dawn…"
She stood up unsteadily, paid, and walked home.
…
Oborotsuki watched the sleeping Konan, then quietly opened the door and stepped out into the courtyard.
The moon was high overhead—brighter now than earlier.
It bathed the entire yard in light almost as clear as day.
Feeling the quiet of the long night, Oborotsuki suddenly felt a whim.
"I wonder what that Terumī Mei is doing right now?"
With the thought, he didn't hesitate. He focused his chakra, carefully sensing for the permanent Flying Thunder God seal he had left on her earlier.
Instantly, he locked onto her location.
Then, without pause, he activated Flying Thunder God—"whoosh"—and vanished from the spot.
…
Mei returned home carrying the faint haze of alcohol.
Before she even opened the door, she became alert.
Nothing seemed unusual on the way up.
But the moment she reached the door, at such close range, she sensed a faint but unmistakable chakra presence.
Someone was inside her room!
That familiar, overwhelmingly powerful chakra signature—whose else could it be but that infuriating guy?
Oborotsuki's image naturally surfaced in Mei's mind.
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