"Today's a great day to slack off~"
With a fresh stack of slave contracts tucked away, Uchiha Gin hummed a cheerful tune as he headed home.
Of the children, only Nara Shikaku had hesitated for a moment before signing. The others had gone through the process surprisingly smoothly.
How could a bunch of kids who had never been beaten down by society understand the despicable tricks of filthy adults? They had sold themselves—and their descendants—without even realizing it.
"Still feels a little slow."
Even so, staring at the Training Dummy's experience bar stretching as far as the eye could see, Uchiha Gin felt he needed to think of other ways to speed things up. Relying on those little brats alone was still too slow.
"Man, I wonder what special effect it'll gain after leveling up."
As evening approached, colorful neon lights gradually lit up along both sides of the street. Uchiha Gin walked through the bustle, lost in thought as he stroked his chin, looking thoroughly out of place amid the lively scene.
"Gin-san! We've got new machines today. Want to play a couple rounds?"
The employee soliciting customers outside the pachinko parlor spotted a famous sucker and immediately brightened, warmly coming over to greet him.
"Oh?"
The moment he heard "new machines," Uchiha Gin snapped back to his senses, an eager look appearing on his face.
"What kind of new machines? The strip mahjong ones they advertised before?"
"Hehe, Gin-san, you guessed right!"
"Haha, then I won't be pol—Huh?"
Just as Uchiha Gin was about to follow the employee into the smoke-filled establishment, a small, sickly pale hand suddenly landed on his shoulder.
"Who is it?"
Whoosh!
Before he could turn around and look, a familiar wave of spatial dizziness hit him. His tall figure became a blue flash