Faced with the prompt box from the galgame system, Mikami Yuu made his choice without hesitation.
"Yes!"
[In a Japanese-style pavilion in a corner of Wildfire City, you meet a strangely dressed silver-haired woman. She wears a gorgeous kimono and holds a smoking pipe. Her makeup is exquisite, and her collar and hem hang loosely open, revealing snow-white shoulders and neck, long legs, and the faintly visible curve of her chest. Under the lamplight, her skin has an almost translucent texture, like the finest glass.]
[She notices your presence, lazily exhales a mouthful of smoke, then looks straight over. Her eyes carry a teasing charm.]
[Transparent Escape: (covering her mouth with a soft laugh, her voice alluring) Oh my~ Which family's young gentleman is this? Such a handsome face~ Such a fine figure! Would you like to come play at big sister's place? My home is quite spacious. If you get tired from playing, you can sleep over right away. I guarantee you'll be nice and comfortable~ hehe!]
[A: Sure, sure! I love big sisters the most. Please don't hold back, big sister!]
[B: Senior, please conduct yourself with dignity! I came here only to seek instruction in ninjutsu, with no other intentions!]
[C: Is big sister's home really that spacious? Unfortunately, this humble one is short on funds and fears he can't afford your rent~]
"…"
Mikami Yuu fell silent for a moment.
As expected of a technique developed by Jiraiya. That tone… wasn't this exactly the sort of line Jiraiya usually used when visiting the pleasure quarters?
His list had only recently gained a female gambling ghost, Monster Strength. Now it had gained a female lecher, Transparent Escape. If he learned one more from Orochimaru, he could probably complete a "sex, gambling, and drugs" trio. Who knew, maybe it would even unlock a bond…
At once,
Yuu took a deep breath, thoughts moving through his mind.
"A is a little too forward. B is too serious…"
"When the choices are uneven, pick C."
[Transparent Escape: (covering her lips with a laugh, trembling like a flower branch) Giggle~ Little gentleman, you really know how to talk! Don't worry, big sister thinks you're pleasing enough to look at, so I can give you a discount. You only need to play with big sister for a while! Come on, come on. Big sister will show you something interesting~]
"An… interesting thing? Is it a new game?"
[Transparent Escape: Something like that. Big sister will teach you how to spread chakra over your lover's entire body—lightly~ gently~ evenly~ and then it's showtime~ (lets out a string of suggestive laughter)]
"…Please don't, Sister Transparent!"
How should he put it…
Although most of Transparent Escape's dialogue options were strange, giving him the feeling that a cart wheel was constantly rolling over his face, Yuu even started worrying that Rin, Obito, and the others nearby might notice.
After all, what he was doing right now was basically playing an adult galgame in public. If that got exposed, it would be social death in the truest sense.
But…
Yuu still found Transparent Escape herself pretty interesting.
This kind of bold, dirty-mouthed big sister character in galgames often came paired with a "virgin succubus" archetype. When things turned sweet in the end, they were usually the deadliest… cough, cough!
In short,
through Yuu's efforts, this silver-haired big sister finally joined his list.
["Transparent Escape" is pleased by the host's response. Affection +6! Current affection: 6/100 (Stranger)]
"Not bad, not bad."
With such high initial affection, it seemed Transparent Escape shouldn't be too hard to woo.
Yuu let out a breath of relief and turned his attention back to his surroundings. He found that Jiraiya had already come out of his semi-transparent state, while Obito had begun trying to copy Transparent Escape using the Sharingan.
"This technique isn't easy, brats. To achieve visual invisibility, you need very high chakra control. Only then can you evenly cover your entire body with chakra and maintain it stably… This old man put quite a bit of effort into developing this technique back then."
Jiraiya said.
Before he even finished speaking,
Obito let out a delighted shout.
"I did it! I did it! Rin, Yuu, Kakashi, look at me!"
"?"
Yuu and the others all looked over, and noticed that where Obito had been standing, there was now a human-shaped blob of "mosaic."
Mm… it really was a "mosaic," because Obito was clearly wrapped in an extremely thin and unstable layer of watery curtain, as if he had coated himself in jelly. His actual body was indeed no longer visible, but it had not achieved "invisibility." He still stood out very obviously.
"Wow, I did it! I really am a genius…"
"Shut up, idiot. Go look at yourself by the water before you talk."
Kakashi interrupted him mercilessly.
"Um… I brought a mirror…"
Rin took a small mirror out of her ninja pouch and handed it over.
Obito looked at himself, now shaped like Ditto, and fell silent.
Only Jiraiya secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Although its purpose was a little hard to talk about, Transparent Escape really was one of his more satisfying ninjutsu. Aside from Sarutobi Hiruzen, he had never tried teaching this technique to anyone else. Minato had once had a chance to learn it, but had refused on his own.
Now, although he had been cornered by the conversation and had no choice but to demonstrate it, Jiraiya privately didn't really want Yuu and the others to learn it too easily. Especially Obito… copying ninjutsu directly with the Sharingan was a bit too shameless. It felt very disrespectful to intellectual property.
Luckily…
that situation did not happen.
Looks like the Sharingan wasn't all that incredible after all.
Jiraiya's mood improved greatly. "Haha! How could this old man's technique be so easily learned? You've got plenty of practice ahead of you! Alright, I've been out for a while. I should get back to work. You kids play by yourselves!"
With that, Jiraiya waved a hand and turned to leave.
Yuu did not rush to practice Transparent Escape.
After all, Jiraiya had only taught it once, and Yuu didn't have the Sharingan. Learning it after one glance would be a little unreasonable. In any case, the ninjutsu itself had already entered the list. He could practice secretly in private first, then say he had "learned" it once enough time had passed.
The more important matter now…
was confirming the state of Obito's Sharingan.
That afternoon,
Yuu found an excuse to spar with Obito for a while. During the fight, he deliberately used Great Fireball: Burn to Ash and Phoenix Fire: Blazing Burst.
He did not use Light Flame Bullet, because that trait had a first-time-kill nature and wasn't suitable for casual sparring.
Facing Yuu's attacks, Obito activated his Sharingan again, trying to observe every tiny movement and chakra fluctuation.
But…
"Huh, Yuu, why is your Great Fireball that color? How exactly do you use it?"
After losing another fireball clash, Obito asked in confusion.
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