Putting the plan into action, part two

Two hours passed...

While the proprietress was still in a daze, Xia Yu had already put on his coat and was ready to leave.

"Xia Yu, sweetie, could you stay?"

The proprietress was reluctant to part with him and didn't want him to leave.

Xia Yu brushed her long hair and said softly:

"If you want to be near me, move to the Uchiha Clan Compound... That's the only way we'll live closer to each other and have an easier time meeting up. Don't you think?"

The proprietress looked troubled. "Xia Yu, sweetie, I'd love to live near you too, but I have this huge bathhouse to run. I really..."

"What's so hard about that? Just move your bathhouse to our Uchiha Clan Compound. It's a huge place. Pick any spot you like. As a member of the Uchiha Clan, I don't want to see the streets in our compound stay so lifeless."

"B-but... I'm not part of the Uchiha Clan. You know the higher-ups explicitly stipulated that anyone who isn't an Uchiha is forbidden from setting so much as a foot inside the Uchiha Clan Compound..."

"Hmph, that was before. After what happened last night, that rule is practically meaningless now. Go ahead and move your bathhouse in. It'll be fine."

Xia Yu paused, then continued persuading her. "Your shop is in the village center, so the rent must be expensive, right? I promise, if you open your bathhouse inside our Uchiha Clan Compound, I'll give you twenty percent off the rent."

"Uh..." The proprietress smiled wryly.

Although the Uchiha Clan Compound covered a vast area, it sat in a corner of Konoha, right next to the Konoha Military Police Force and Konoha Prison. Its commercial value and foot traffic couldn't begin to compare with the village center.

She knew perfectly well that if she really moved her bathhouse into the Uchiha Clan Compound, it would go under within a month.

Seeing her hesitation, Xia Yu lightly kissed her forehead and gave her a wickedly charming smile.

"What's wrong? Is it that difficult? Don't you want to live near me? My door is always open to you~"

Wow! That wicked smile, and that voice that makes my whole body go weak and tingly...

So handsome...

How can a man be this handsome...

The proprietress fell for him all over again, all reason gone.

"I'll move. I'll move! My bathhouse won't open tonight. I'll move right now!"

"Hehe, then I'll rent you the biggest shop next to my house. Pay the rent first. Rent for three years and get one free."

"No problem. I'll start with thirty years! I've got plenty of money. I... I just want to be able to see you every day..."

"Don't worry. Once we're living close by, there'll be plenty of chances."

"Yes, yes!"

"Phew..."

After leaving the bathhouse, Xia Yu stood at the entrance and shook himself alert, thinking about his next "target."

In his memories, there were truly far too many people he'd been involved with.

His grand plan to spread greenery across all of Konoha seemed like physical labor, but carrying it out still required planning.

"I'll start with the wealthy ones."

Just like the bathhouse proprietress, who had not only been perfectly willing but had also successfully moved her business into the Uchiha Clan Compound to stimulate its economy.

This would make the deserted Uchiha Clan Compound prosper, bring in a huge amount of rent, and produce a child along the way. Three birds with one stone.

Tsk, tsk... What a sweet deal.

"Let's keep going. The proprietress of the flower shop across the street... If I remember right, the last time we were together was nine days ago."

"Wait for me. I, Uchiha Xia Yu, am coming~"

The next morning.

Xia Yu lay on a pristine white bed, woken by the incessant sound of a crackling microphone in his head:

[Ding. Yesterday's summary: in ten months, at least six new Uchiha children of yours will be born. They are...]

"Ugh, system, you're so loud!"

Xia Yu rubbed his sleepy eyes and lazily sat up in bed.

An unfamiliar bed, unfamiliar furniture, unfamiliar everything.

"Whose... house was this again?"

"I remember yesterday... I think a group of beautiful women waylaid me at the dumpling shop for too long... My head hurts."

Xia Yu had already forgotten which woman had taken him away.

But he wasn't surprised. On the contrary, he was long used to it.

His old self had lived like this every day, always waking up in a different bedroom the next morning.

Once he felt more alert, Xia Yu yawned and asked, "System, were you kidding with that notification just now? They got pregnant that quickly?"

[Hehehe... You can doubt me, but you absolutely cannot doubt the Lucky Jackpot Technique. I told you, this technique disregards science. Efficiency is what it's all about.]

[Keep it up, kid. I've got high hopes for you...]

"..."

Xia Yu wasn't satisfied with those results.

This wasn't the standard he should have achieved.

"Ugh, it's all alcohol's fault. It gets in the way! If I hadn't gotten drunk, I definitely could've doubled that total!"

Xia Yu scratched his head, got up, and put on his clothes, preparing to leave and go home for some proper sleep. Once he'd had enough rest, he'd head out again that evening.

Just then, someone suddenly pushed the bedroom door open.

A woman Xia Yu couldn't have been more familiar with walked in.

"Xia Yu, you're awake? I've made breakfast. Want to eat with me?"

"??"

"Mitaraishi Anko!!!"