My chest prickled, but subconsciously, I'd expected something like this a long time ago-we'd been brought together not by mutual affection, though there was some, but by necessity on her part and a desire to help on mine. Well, and male behavior, when I fully corresponded to my age as a young guy and was ready to drag into bed anyone, not to mention the beautiful mentor.
What to lie to myself - even now, at eighteen, I'm no different from the available desires and only because of the huge workload did not try "to taste" at least some captive kunoichi that fully corresponded to my needs, not to mention exotics. Sometimes the need to prioritize just kills and when there's no time even for mistresses...
- Well, that was expected," he said philosophically, raising his gaze to the ceiling and adding half-jokingly, "although I expected to hear similar words a year ago, so you've surpassed my expectations - the Hyuga have gotten everything they needed from me, and your mission has been a success.
Kanade stared at me silently, clearly not expecting such words and trying to figure out how to proceed.
- Ryo-kun, you're not angry? - She finally asked uncertainly.
- Angry about what? I was well aware before that we were no more than lovers brought together by circumstances," I shrugged, "I've seen what your seal is capable of during my time at the hospital, and I realize that under such a threat, any reasonable kunoichi would jump into bed with anyone who was pointed out to her, let alone a cute guy.
- I have nothing to complain about - as a guy, you're one of the best in your generation," Hyuga sighed tiredly and leaned against the table, "but I'm not getting any younger every year, I'm already twenty-three and many of my friends from the Academy have long since had a child, which is excluded in our case, you know.
I just nodded at her words - maybe the head and elders of the Hyuga are in favor of the pregnancy of a clan scum with a weak byakugan from me, but I don't agree to give my children to another clan, and I don't agree to let them put a slave seal on their foreheads, and they won't agree to give away potential gene carriers, no matter what the chance of complete degeneration of kekkei genkai in the next generation with one defective parent. Hence the zero chance of Sensei conceiving a child, unlike Keiko, which she understands perfectly well.
- And you've already agreed on our breakup with the head of the clan? - I decided to ask the girl, suppressing my wounded pride.
After all, who am I to deprive the girl of a chance for a piece of family happiness, when I already have a wife with a charming little girl and early next year Keiko should give birth.
- It's been a while, and I even got the elders' permission to loosen the seal, even though those old bastards have been drinking my blood for almost two months," her friend perked up a bit.
Ugh, asking for permission to have a baby... I'm sick to my stomach at the mere possibility of that, and for a side branch of the Byakugan wielders, it's the norm. I feel sorry for them.
- What about the father-to-be? - I couldn't resist picking at the wound to satisfy my curiosity.
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