"You'll be staying here for the time being. I've bought this entire apartment building. The original tenants have all moved out, and I'm currently having people come in to renovate and redecorate it. It'll take a while, but once it's done, you can pick an apartment and move in.
I happen to have some puppets I collected from Uzushio Hidden Village here. Have a look, pick some out, and rig them up as legs."
Carrying Karura home on his shoulder, Tamura Hiroshi took out a sealing scroll and unsealed it to reveal a massive pile of puppets. These had been found in the ruins of Uzushio Hidden Village, and even included Chiyo's Ten Puppet Army of Chikamatsu.
Unfortunately, most of them were broken, and Dodai had simply had people study them before ignoring them entirely.
"Even Lady Chiyo's Ten Puppet Army of Chikamatsu is smashed."
Looking at the shattered Ten Puppet Army of Chikamatsu, Karura could not help feeling worried, and she wondered how Pakura, Rasa, and the others were doing.
"Tinker with them yourself, I'm going to take a bath."
After saying that, Tamura Hiroshi headed toward the bathroom. He had run around quite a bit today, and some places didn't exactly smell pleasant. He had picked up a fair bit of grime and needed a good wash.
After scrubbing down for over ten minutes, he finally walked out, only to see that Karura had already selected her puppet legs and was even practicing walking in the living room while leaning against the wall.
"These are toiletries I bought earlier. Don't touch my personal items, I'm a bit of a clean freak."
Handing over a newly purchased set of toiletries and a few changes of clothes, Tamura Hiroshi motioned for her to go wash up as well.
Karura was