"Officer! You have to do right by us... This man is utterly heartless. My old lady is so seriously ill, and he still won't let us go to a proper hospital. He's just trying to swindle us out of our money!"
"Uncle Zhang, have a conscience! What money did I swindle from you? It's just that..."
Akaseki was speechless.
What the hell was this plot now?
In the story, Akaseki once again became Hong Yan. This time, Hong Yan was a medical ninja... Well, Akaseki figured this meant he was a skilled medical ninja, and a Jonin at that. An ordinary doctor without chakra couldn't just touch someone, stick them with a few needles, and cure them, could he?
But Hong Yan, this medical ninja, stayed in a little village with no ninja for some inexplicable reason, out of "gratitude" and "love for his hometown," treating the villagers...
He hadn't made any money, either. They were all IOUs.
Then, after these villagers were incited by a villain, they joined together to accuse Hong Yan of practicing medicine illegally. Now Hong Yan was facing prison time.
Never mind how absurd this plot was...
This time, Akaseki had also noticed that You Call Me a Quack, So I'll Become a Veterinarian was using a different formula.
Besides the "ungrateful wretches" at his side stirring up people's emotions, the bigger problem was...
Why was it so drawn out?
For some reason, Hong Yan acted as if he had no mouth. He simply wouldn't say those words, "I haven't been paid." Even when Akaseki tried to say it himself, the system stopped him...
And for some reason, these so-called "court" officials wouldn't ask about it, either?
When the Konoha Military Police Force arrested people, we always asked how much money was involved!
At this point, Akaseki wasn't just being forced to play Hong Yan and getting so angry and anxious he could die; even thinking about this world's law enforcement made him furious. Why don't you come train with the Konoha Military Police Force?
The important questions—why wasn't anyone asking them? What was wrong with this world?
If this were the Military Police Force...
They'd definitely start by giving these troublesome villagers a good beating with a baton, then arrest Hong Yan and interrogate him thoroughly. Why does someone with no known background know such advanced medical ninjutsu? Are you a spy from an enemy village?
Well, no, actually. Akaseki was Hong Yan now, and he had no memories of anything like that.
But Akaseki couldn't understand why no one was investigating him for espionage, and instead they were fixating on his lack of a medical license...
An entire hour began and ended in court. Akaseki was practically sick of the whole thing, and the plot hadn't moved forward at all. It just kept looping through "the ungrateful wretches' tearful accusations" and "objection overruled."
After collecting the "Prosperity Realm Massage Device" reward, Akaseki hurriedly jumped out of bed...
"Earth Style: Super Lightweight Rock Technique!" Akaseki used Earth Style to form chakra-infused rocks around his lower back, making himself heavier. Then...
Akaseki started doing weighted push-ups like crazy to blow off steam.
Unlike the Correction Device, which applied even pressure and automatically corrected his posture, adding weight with Earth Style wasn't suitable for practicing Taijutsu moves. It was only good for basic physical conditioning.
At the end of the second hour, Hong Yan finally made it to the verdict.
In the end, a patient had fallen ill in court, and one of the ungrateful wretches had begged Hong Yan to treat them. That had indirectly exposed their earlier lies, so...
Hong Yan was only slapped with a hefty fine and banned from practicing medicine.
Akaseki still didn't understand why nobody had investigated how the protagonist had learned his medical skills, but... it didn't matter anymore. He had more or less given up thinking.
The second reward was another Massage Device, so Akaseki once again vented his frustration by brutally pushing his body to its limits.
At the end of the third hour, Hong Yan opened a pet hospital...
Well, it was really a clinic for treating Ninja Beasts, right? Still, Akaseki didn't understand why these Ninja Beasts were so weak, or why their owners didn't know how to treat them themselves.
As a result, for fifty-five minutes of that hour, the "ungrateful" villagers from before came to guilt-trip Hong Yan, pressuring him to go back and keep treating them...
Fire Style temperature +1, Fire Style temperature +1, Fire Style temperature +1...
Someone suddenly fell ill and fainted.
Fire Style range +1.
[Prosperity Realm Physical Examination Device. One drop of blood is all it takes to check your whole body. Results in sixty seconds. Know your health early...]
After the third hour was finally over, Akaseki refreshed the Physical Examination Device again, and this time...
[Would you like to purchase the Prosperity Realm Physical Examination Device? Special offer: only 98! Guaranteed for 300 uses! (This product will no longer appear among the GG offers while you own it.)]
Akaseki had noticed this message the previous two times. Once he bought it, the GG offers wouldn't appear again, and... there seemed to be a limit on how many times he could use it?
The offer called it a "quality guarantee" and promised, "If it breaks before 300 uses, return it for a refund." But based on what Akaseki knew about this platform, it would probably break after 300 uses...
So in the end, Akaseki decided to buy the Physical Examination Device!
With his 150 balance, he could only afford one item.
The Eye Protection Device and Massage Device were both good options, but the advantage of buying the Physical Examination Device was that afterward, he could use it whenever he wanted, and it wouldn't pop up again when he didn't want it, taking the place of another GG offer!
Akaseki figured the "Physical Examination Device" offered the best value for money...
After confirming the purchase, Akaseki found that no actual item appeared. Just like during the trial, it took effect whenever he wanted to use it.
Then Akaseki got through the fourth hour. This time, the reward was an "Eye Protection Device" that replenished his Dojutsu Power.
But just as Akaseki was getting ready to practice ninjutsu...
"Sharingan, activate!"
"Fire... huh?"
After activating his Sharingan and getting ready to practice ninjutsu, Akaseki suddenly caught a blurry glimpse of a figure in the distance. It slipped straight into the Forest of Death!
The Forest of Death's barrier has failed? Who is that? Akaseki's heart leaped.
Akaseki immediately went to inspect the spot where the figure had flashed by. He found that the barrier hadn't failed. Instead...
"Is this... a Cursed Seal?" Akaseki saw several strange patterns drawn on the wooden fence. The section enclosed by the patterns had been cleanly cut away.
The wooden fence wasn't just made of wood. It had a barrier on it, too. For someone to cut out a section and sneak in, some kind of technique must have interfered with it.
A Cursed Seal was a technique that sealed the power of a certain jutsu and attached it to something else.
Of course, this technique was far too advanced. Akaseki only had a rough idea of how it worked.
Even the "Sealing Technique" was extremely advanced, and it was only the foundation of Cursed Seals.
Still, that didn't stop Akaseki from guessing that this Cursed Seal had silently opened a gap in the Forest of Death's barrier...
Just as Akaseki recognized the Cursed Seal, the ring of symbols began to fade. The part of the invisible barrier extending beyond the wooden fence started to close!
A look of hesitation flashed through Akaseki's eyes. Whoever had come was definitely doing something against Konoha's interests, but he didn't know how strong they were...
"I remember Teacher Jiraiya saying that to break a barrier, you either have to completely decipher it or create a hole in it. This is clearly just a crack someone pried open. Otherwise, the village would have noticed. In this situation, the gap in the barrier isn't fully open, either. Whoever passed through it shouldn't have much chakra..."
Akaseki gritted his teeth. First, he opened his Sharingan and formed a Warning Seal. Then, while the barrier was still open, he squeezed through after them!
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