Chapter 160: A Suspense Drama
Akaseki and the other two rested in Mountain Hollow Village.
As a supply point, it also had rooms carved into the mountainside for the escorting ninjas.
Moreover, the entire village was inside the mountain's hollow belly—what had originally been a naturally hollow mountain interior had been further excavated into its present form.
Akaseki once again sent out a Mirror Clone to stand watch, while preparing to finish the last installment tonight—
Akaseki had already been watching this Immersion short drama for several days. It was also sponsored by the "Antarctic Divine Beast."
Akaseki's original intention had been to see whether he could unlock other games—at present, games seemed better suited for practicing techniques.
Although Orochimaru had previously looked down on him, ninety percent of that was probably because Orochimaru was terrible at teaching. Still, Akaseki was a person who held himself to strict standards. Even if one percent of the reason lay with himself, he would work hard to make up for it!
However, the few games he had unlocked so far had not been very practical.
At the same time, the drama he had chosen this time actually had a bit of "suspense" to it, making Akaseki look forward to the ending.
The Truth Behind Favoritism—the title was straightforward. Akaseki had been frightened by Forget That Wisp of Gauze before, so he had deliberately picked something more direct this time.
At the start of the story, Hong Yan was already a married middle-aged man and the younger son of the family. He also had an older brother, Hong Hong, who was more favored by their parents. Hong Hong was married as well, and his child was already eighteen.
This surprised Akaseki. Since the title contained the word "favoritism," he had thought it would start