Longing

2024-04-25

Author: Pencil Dancing

"They're in the Reception Room. Iruka is teaching them."

At the mention of lessons, Charlotte raised an eyebrow and asked curiously, "What happened?"

Ginny said somewhat sheepishly, "A grenade nearly injured Rock Lee when it exploded. Iruka is giving them a post-battle debriefing."

Hearing that Rock Lee had not been hurt, Charlotte said nothing more. Iruka was a teacher at the Ninja Academy, so it was normal for him to occasionally teach the two Genin. Though he could not beat either of them, Iruka was a Chunin and their teacher, after all.

Charlotte took a notebook from his pocket and said, "Ginny, Carlos gave me this Wax Bath formula. Test it and see if there are any problems. If there aren't, set aside a room as a recovery room."

After accepting the Wax Bath formula Charlotte handed her and briefly looking it over, Ginny said, "No problem. I'll get it done as soon as possible."

Carlos came downstairs with Wesley. Who knew how the two had spoken to each other, but they had recognized each other so quickly.

"Charlotte, the mission to protect Wesley is over now. Thank you for this." As Carlos spoke, he took out the keys to Charlotte's Porsche Cayenne. "Wesley and I are heading back. Here are your car keys."

Seeing Carlos trying to hand over the keys, Charlotte hurriedly said, "Carlos, keep the car. It'll be convenient for taking your son home."

Charlotte did not want that car at all anymore. It reeked of sewer rats, so he simply gave it to Carlos.

Hearing Charlotte say that, Carlos did not refuse. After saying goodbye, he left. A Porsche Cayenne here only cost a few tens of thousands of dollars, and neither of them cared much about it.

Not long after Carlos left, Charlie and the others had finished cleaning up the room and said goodbye to Carlos and the rest as well.

"Ginny, go call Iruka and the others out. We'll pack up and head to The Continental Hotel tonight."

Since he did not know whether the Assassins would launch another surprise attack at dawn, Charlotte planned to take everyone to stay at The Continental Hotel for the night and deal with the bounty tomorrow.

It was not because he feared an ambush. There was simply no need to stay on guard like this. It truly was not worth staying up all night over this.

Soon, Ginny came out with Iruka and the other two.

"Good evening, Lord Charlotte," the three who came out greeted him.

Looking at Sasuke before him, Charlotte thought of the Sasuke fragments from earlier and his current ten Ninja Summoning Scrolls. He felt the urge to draw a prize, but suppressed it. After greeting them, he instructed, "You three, pack up. We'll stay at The Continental Hotel tonight and deal with the bounty tomorrow."

After simply bringing a few changes of clothes, they drove to The Continental Hotel. Along the way, Sasuke glanced at Ginny in the car, looking as though he wanted to say something but hesitated. In the end, he remained silent.

They encountered no more assassination attempts along the way and arrived safely outside The Continental Hotel. Upon entering, they found several Assassins sitting in the hotel's administrative corridor. Seeing Charlotte's group of five arrive, their eyes held curiosity and greed.

A group consisting of women, children, and an Asian was practically synonymous with weakness. Although they had heard that every group that had acted before them had failed, they remained confident in themselves.

Their gazes were full of aggression. Only when their eyes met Charlotte Doyle's did their pupils contract.

Charlotte's reputation as a Feudal Lord made them deeply wary. They might not be able to kill Charlotte, but exchanging the lives of the others for the bounty was not a bad idea.

Charlotte paid no attention to the others' stares. For one thing, he trusted his own strength. For another, he trusted that these people would obey The Continental Hotel's rules.

At the hotel service desk, Charlotte Doyle took out five Gold Coins and placed them on the counter. "Charon, check the five of us in. Five adjacent rooms."

Ginny leaned slightly closer to Charlotte and said softly, "Charlotte, won't you consider getting four rooms instead?"

Charlotte did not answer Ginny. Instead, he emphasized to Charon again, "Five rooms, Charon!"

Seeing that Charlotte had not taken the bait, Ginny found it boring and said nothing more. After taking her Room Card from Charon, she headed upstairs first.

Seeing Ginny return to her proper self, Charlotte smiled silently without saying anything. Taking his Room Card, he headed upstairs as well.

"Boring!" Sasuke Uchiha grumbled. He picked up a Room Card from the service desk and headed upstairs too.

Iruka shrugged and said to Rock Lee, "Come on, Rock Lee. We should head upstairs and rest too."

He picked up the Room Cards for the last two rooms and went upstairs with Rock Lee.

The first thing Charlotte did after entering his hotel room was take a shower. After riding in a car with rats and going through another slaughter, he had quite a bit of bloodstains and dust on him.

After washing up properly and changing into pajamas, Charlotte was about to enter the system interface when the doorbell suddenly rang.

"Golden Secretary really never stops thinking about my body," Charlotte complained.

When he opened the Room Door, the person standing outside was not Ginny, as Charlotte had expected, but Sasuke Uchiha.

"What is it? Come in and talk."

Sasuke did not stand on ceremony. He walked directly into the room, found a chair, and sat down.

Charlotte glanced down the corridor. After confirming that no one else was there, he closed the Room Door and asked, "Sasuke, what do you need from me?"

Sasuke looked at the man before him. After biting his lip, he said, "Lord Charlotte, can you revive my parents in this world?"

Charlotte froze at Sasuke's words. Looking at him, he suddenly remembered that the Sasuke he had manifested was still just a child, only twelve years old. Even counting the time he had spent in this world, he was only thirteen.

Moreover, he was a child who had experienced the massacre of his clan only a few years ago. Charlotte felt moved in that instant. He stepped forward and rubbed Sasuke's hair, then sighed. "Sasuke, I can't promise anything."

"Perhaps I'll soon be able to bring your clan to this world. Or perhaps it will take a very long time before I can bring them here."

Sasuke was startled by Charlotte's actions, but he did not avoid him. His eyes were simply filled with tears of hope.

He missed his parents. He missed his clan. Yet the one person he did not miss was his older brother, Itachi Uchiha.

Upon hearing Charlotte's words, Sasuke immediately stood and knelt on the ground in a formal dogeza. "Please, Lord Charlotte."

After saying that, Sasuke stood and ran out of Charlotte's room.

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