This unexpected haul was nothing compared to a God Tree Fruit, but it was better than coming away empty-handed.
With Shiki's corpse in hand, Tetsuya sped up his pill refinement.
The others each found a quiet corner to wait.
Still, Jigen, who had witnessed Tetsuya refine pills once before, found something strange. He approached Madara and asked.
"Madara, is Tetsuya doing this right? Why do I feel like his technique is a little different from last time?"
At that, Madara also looked toward Tetsuya.
"It does seem a little different, but...
That's normal. After all, this Chakra Fruit wasn't as ripe as the last one, so some differences in the refinement technique are understandable."
"Yes, I think you have a good point."
While the two were making excuses for Tetsuya's completely different refinement technique, Tetsuya added several medicinal ingredients to the Pill Furnace that he had never used before.
His approach to pill refinement was to have no approach. He followed only one principle: pill refinement was free, and it should never be dictated by rigid pill formulas.
Time flew by, and a fresh batch of pills emerged successfully.
When the round Golden Pills appeared before Kaguya, both Kaguyas widened their eyes and stared fixedly at them.
Those tiny pills held even more allure for them than the God Tree Fruit had all those years ago.
"Hey, don't just stare. One each. Take them."
The two accepted their Golden Pills, then watched Tetsuya distribute the remaining ones in the Pill Furnace to everyone else without keeping even one for himself.
"You don't need one?"
"Oh, these are no use to me."
Tetsuya waved a hand.
Neither Kaguya could understand how anyone could turn down pills refined from a God Tree Fruit.
Jigen was much calmer. After all, he had already