When the meal finally ended, Samui managed to do one thing to ease her guilt: she cleared away all the cookware before Kurotsuchi could.
After washing up, Samui lay on the bed, exhaustion written all over her face. She let out a long breath. At last, she could rest for a while.
But the moment she closed her eyes, her temple began to twitch. Her brows drew together in irritation.
After struggling through a task like that, who would be happy to hear the voice of the one who had assigned it?
"You certainly know how to find a loophole. Congratulations on completing the task!"
Samui's voice was full of resentment. "If you hadn't given me such a difficult task, I wouldn't have needed to find a loophole!"
"Stop complaining. I did it for your own good. Things are going pretty well for you here, aren't they?"
Samui wanted to argue, but when she thought about it, that did seem to be true. She merely snorted and fell silent.
The system took her silence as agreement and announced proudly, "Task reward: Charm Value increased by one, and the Ninjutsu Lightning Release: Black Panther!"
Samui froze. She hadn't expected a Ninjutsu among the rewards, and she was wondering how she was supposed to receive it when—
A hand seal suddenly appeared in her mind. Following her instincts, Samui formed it. Chakra flowed through her meridians, and a Ninjutsu slowly took shape in her hand.
Startled, Samui hurriedly released it and dispelled the Ninjutsu. Only then did she pat her chest, her heart still racing.
The system's mocking voice followed. "What are you doing? Trying to destroy the house before he gets back?"
Samui had a temper of her own. "If you'd explained it earlier, this wouldn't have happened!"
The system offered