Shiori: Sensei's Wife Is Back?! (Part 2)

"Are you there?"

He asked tentatively.

"What is it?"

The researcher replied quickly—given how fast she responded, she had probably set Russell as a priority contact.

Russell told her all about the hidden danger that would arise if the Ten-Tails encountered Kord, the number-one pig in Hokage, as well as the matter of Mio Takamiya becoming the Ten-Tails' consciousness.

Then—

He posed a serious question.

"Are you confident you can figure out how to let someone possess the Ten-Tails?"

The Ten-Tails was both useful and dangerous. If possible, it was best to keep it in the hands of their own people.

"Also—"

"How is that Ten-Tails-Tengen project you mentioned before coming along?"

Tengen—attribute and talent sharing.

Russell rather wanted to borrow some of Big Brother Ten-Tails' skill set.

Mobius: "..."

The researcher, far away in Terra, stared at those few casual lines. Her youthful, bewitching face twisted completely.

What the hell.

Did these people think research was some skill that could be produced by clicking twice on a console?

Also—

"Where's the money!!!"

The green snake spirit, who had already sold off all of Elysia's information, roared in fury.

"Where the hell did the research funding go?!!"

Russell: "..."

For fuck's sake.

Research was way too expensive.

Still...

It did seem that the recent projects were not the sort where they could cut corners.

"Just ask Talulah and Chen Hui Jie for it."

For once, Russell invoked both his imperial authority and his princely authority.

"Tell them that once this experiment is over, I can give the Victorians and the people of Great Yan plantations they'll never be able to finish cultivating."

Holy shit, damn!!!

Mobius sucked in a sharp breath.

Seriously.

Would saying that not get her kicked off the Mobile City by those two princesses?

But thinking of