Just as Takeru was about to reply, the doorbell rang.
"Coming!" Hearing the doorbell, Miu quickly went to open the door. Outside, Ebina stood somewhat timidly.
"Ebina-nee, you're here. Please come in!" Seeing Ebina's arrival, Miu wasn't surprised. Since the last invitation, Ebina had become a regular visitor to Takeru's home.
"Then I'll intrude, Miu." Hearing Miu's words, Ebina nodded with a light laugh. However, upon entering the living room, she froze.
Apart from Takeru and Miu, there was an unfamiliar girl. Thinking this, she unconsciously grew tense.
"Ebina, you're here. Let me introduce you. This is Uzumaki Karin. She'll be living with us from now on. Karin, this is Ebina Nana, our neighbor and good friend." Seeing the somewhat reserved and nervous Ebina, Takeru spoke to her with a light laugh.
"H-Hello." After hearing Takeru's introduction, Ebina nervously greeted Karin.
"Hello. You can call me Karin." Hearing Ebina, Karin was much more outgoing. Also, hearing Takeru say Ebina was his good friend, Karin wouldn't intentionally ignore her.
Seeing the two seemed to get along fine, Takeru relaxed.
"By the way, Ebina, what brings you here so early today?" Suddenly remembering something, Takeru asked curiously.
"Um, well, Miu mentioned wanting to go to an amusement park before, so I... I wanted to invite... invite you to the amusement park." Hearing Takeru, Ebina blushed and said.
"Wow, that's great! Let's go, let's go!" Hearing Ebina's words, Miu cheered excitedly.
"About that... I'm sorry, Ebina. I made plans with club members today and need to go out in a bit." Hearing her words, Takeru apologized awkwardly.
"Ah, no, no, it's me being too sudden. I'm sorry!" Hearing Takeru apologize, Ebina flusteredly apologized.
Hearing Takeru's words, the previously excited Miu slumped down, looking at Takeru angrily.
"How about this, Ebina, can I ask you a favor?" Seeing Miu's expression, Takeru thought of something and spoke directly.
"Huh?" Hearing Takeru suddenly say this, Ebina was stunned.
"Since I need to go out soon, and it's not convenient to take Miu and Karin this time, I hope you can help me look after them. You can go to the amusement park or shopping. Karin just arrived and isn't familiar with many things here. And Miu is still a bit young. So, can I ask you?"
Seeing Miu's dejected look, Takeru directly asked Ebina.
"I... I understand. I'll take care of them." Hearing Takeru say 'please', Ebina blushed and said.
Having received so much help from Takeru, having a chance to help him made Ebina very happy. Although leading them outside was a bit daunting, if it could help Takeru, she would try her best.
"Without brother, it won't be any fun." Hearing Takeru, Miu muttered softly.
Compared to going out, she wished Takeru would spend more time with her. Especially recently, seeing more girls around Takeru, she was very worried Takeru might distance himself from her later.
"Sorry, Miu. Next time, okay?" Hearing this, Takeru gently hugged her, stroking her golden hair softly.
"I understand. I'll be good. But promise, next time brother must play with me!" Feeling Takeru's warm presence, Miu spoke softly.
"Yes, next time for sure." Hearing her words, Takeru spoke gently.
Ebina and Karin, watching Takeru's doting expression toward Miu, somehow felt envious. Seeing Takeru's gentle expression made their hearts beat faster, feeling a bit tingly...
"Alright, Ebina, then I'll leave Miu and Karin to you. For expenses, take it from Miu." Seeing Miu compromise, Takeru said to Ebina with a light laugh.
While speaking, he also took out 200,000 yen for Miu and 100,000 yen for Karin.
Although Karin wasn't very clear about money in this world, she had used money before, as the Ninja World also had currency and somewhat similar in value. Karin was just unfamiliar with this world.
Miu, seeing the 200,000 yen Takeru handed over, brightened up and directly took it. "Bro, you struck it rich?"
"Sort of. Spend it for now. Let me know if it's not enough." Seeing Miu's eyes light up at the money, Takeru couldn't help but laugh.
From the last A-Rank mission, Takeru alone received 100 million yen, plus the monthly subsidy of several million from the Ability Users Organization, and royalties from the light novels he wrote, Takeru was definitely not short on money.
Although not comparable to billionaires, he could be considered a minor tycoon.
As for giving Miu only 200,000 yen, Takeru didn't want her to develop bad habits but also didn't want her to be looked down upon.
After settling things, Takeru picked up his phone, briefly replied, and everyone agreed to meet at Yukino's house at 10:00 a.m. as usual.
Handling that, Takeru saw it was only 9:10 a.m. He chatted with everyone for a while, then at 9:30 a.m., bid farewell and left.
Seeing Takeru about to leave, Ebina and Miu prepared to go out too. After walking together for a stretch, Takeru waved to the three and went separate ways.
When Takeru arrived at Yukino's house, it was exactly 9:50 a.m. Yukino's home already had many people gathered, and Yukino was busy attending to everyone.
"Excuse me." Seeing the open door, Takeru called inside, then changed into slippers and entered.
"Hello there!" Seeing Takeru arrive, Ritsu greeted him with a light laugh and a wave.
"Hello, everyone." Looking at the over ten people already present, and Yukino, Ui, and Taihei busy in the kitchen.
Since they had gathered here several times, everyone was familiar and not reserved. The newly joined Nibutani was slightly uncomfortable, while Hiratsuka, already very familiar with Yukino, wasn't reserved at her home.
"By the way, Ritsu, what are your Chakra Natures?" Sitting down, Takeru looked at Ritsu curiously.
"Wind, Lightning, and Fire." Hearing Takeru's question, Ritsu said somewhat proudly.
"I see. Then develop in that direction. But currently, how many Ninjutsu can you perform with your Chakra?" Takeru then asked curiously.
"Hmm, B-Rank, about twice, C-Rank, five or six times." Hearing Takeru's question, Ritsu hesitated before speaking.
Hearing her words, Takeru understood. Normally, someone who just gained Chakra like Ritsu shouldn't be able to use even one C-Rank Ninjutsu. It must be the Sharingan's boost.
Nearby, Yuta felt heartbroken hearing Ritsu's words. Compared to others, he probably learned Chakra the earliest, yet his current Chakra Capacity could sustain about the same number of Ninjutsu as Ritsu.
As for the newly joined Hiratsuka and Nibutani, having only experienced two worlds, they hadn't encountered particularly strange energies yet. So both Nen and Chakra were somewhat novel to them.
Although they could exchange for them now, if they did, their evaluations and points might not be sufficient.
"Really? Anyone else planning to shift toward the Ninja System?" Thinking this, Takeru looked at everyone curiously.
"M-Me!" Hearing Takeru's question, Rikka quickly raised her hand.
"I want to use Ninjutsu too! Ninjutsu looks super cool, desuwa!" Sylphin said excitedly.
"I got a Chakra Extraction scroll in my rating treasure chest too. I'm hesitating whether to use it." Hearing Takeru's words, Mio said hesitantly.
"I already used mine. And also, this!" At that moment, Yui excitedly spoke up, directly activating her Three-Tomoe Sharingan.
"Eh? Yui, you have Sharingan too?" Seeing Yui's Sharingan, Ritsu was surprised.
"Because Onee-chan wanted to learn Ninjutsu, I gave the eyes to her." Seeing Yui reveal her Sharingan, Ui looked at Takeru hesitantly.
"It's fine. Didn't I say before? You can use the Sharingan as you wish." Seeing the nervous Ui, Takeru lightly shook his head.