He went to school and waited until the teacher announced the group assignments. Sure enough, he, Katsuyu, and Might Guy were placed in the same group.
After the teacher finished reading the list of group assignments and left, Tamura Hiroshi excitedly ran to the cemetery once again, retrieving pre-prepared offerings from a storage scroll.
First, he placed his mother's favorite fried chicken legs in front of her tombstone, and then did the same for his grandparents at theirs.
Finally, he came to his late father's grave. He cautiously looked left and right first, and only after making sure no one was around did he take out a book, tear off the cover, and set it on fire. The four large characters Icha Icha Paradise glowed brilliantly in the firelight.
This was a masterpiece published by someone not long ago, though it was only the first part, and it was said to not be finished yet.
"Dad, I was actually going to burn this for you yesterday, but your future daughter-in-law was there so I was too embarrassed to take it out. I'm burning it for you today instead. This is the painstaking masterpiece of Senior Jiraiya, and you're bound to love it.
You'd better bless your son so I can become the disciple of the teacher I want. If it works out, I'll burn you an adult bookstore in the future."
He muttered inwardly while burning it, hoping to receive his late father's blessing.
Even though he knew this stuff was superstitious, he had formed the habit back in his past life. Whenever he ran into difficult matters, he would ask the ancestors for help, which could at least grant a bit of peace of mind.
"Little brat, I couldn't tell yesterday, but you're a real filial son!"
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