Clang~!
"Crystal clear!"
Uchiha Gin stepped out of the Blood Pool Hot Spring looking utterly refreshed. He was investing in this project—the Hell Valley Resort would soon be renamed after the Uchiha!
"Huh? Why are you still here?"
Turning to look at Xiao Meng by the door, Uchiha Gin blinked in confusion. It was nearly mealtime already, so why was this girl still standing guard here?
"What choice do I have? The Great Elder was afraid you'd be neglected, so he told me to accompany you the whole time."
Xiao Meng, now wearing a pale pink kimono, squatted in the corner in a thoroughly unladylike pose, her downturned lips fully displaying her bratty-loli aura.
"By the way, where's your Manager Long? I have something to discuss with him."
"He went to sell eggs. He should normally be back by this time, though. What's going on today?"
Hearing Uchiha Gin's question, Xiao Meng rubbed her chin with a thoughtful look. She had specifically asked a passing kitchen worker what the staff meal was for tonight, only to learn that the Great Elder in charge of purchasing had yet to return.
"Nothing happened to him, right?"
Remembering the truth he had previously deduced—made up—and the dirty rumor behind it, Uchiha Gin's expression became complicated.
Manager Long, don't go collapsing in the arms of some unknown rich woman. I still have a lot of questions for you.
"Don't worry. The Great Elder is really strong."
Xiao Meng waved a hand with complete confidence.
Because the former Patriarch Lineage of the Blood Pool had all been executed by the principal wife of the Land of Lightning's Daimyo, the task of leading the entire clan had fallen upon the Great Elder's lineage ever since.
Though Long bore the title of Great Elder, his actual standing