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'Is this girl really that great villain, Otsutsuki Kaguya?'
Aoba couldn't help but have this doubt pop up in his mind again.
Even though this was the second time they have met, Kaguya had once again slightly overturned the image he had of her in his heart.
After all, the Otsutsuki Kaguya in front of him, lying on her stomach reading a book, if you put some snacks and drinks next to her, she'd feel no different from girls like Karin and the others.
Before, he thought she was a somewhat airheaded, sweet-but-cool big sister type. Now, even the "cool" part was gone.
'Can the power of the Ten-Tails really have that big of an impact on a person?'
"Looks like you really like that book."
Aoba cleared his throat lightly, reminding her of his arrival.
"Hmm?"
Otsutsuki Kaguya, who had been quietly reading, trembled slightly and lifted her head, meeting Aoba's gaze head-on.
After the atmosphere froze for a moment, Otsutsuki Kaguya silently closed the book, then stood up. The expression on her face seemed to return to its original cold aloofness.
Only…
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Aoba tilted his head, trying to take a closer look, 'Are her ears red?'
"Ahem! Aoba, I didn't expect you to come again so soon."
Seeing him tilting his head and staring at her, Otsutsuki Kaguya couldn't help but cough lightly.
Aoba couldn't hold back a faint smile when he saw her like this, "I just happened to have some free time these past couple of days, so I came to check on you."
Hearing this, a trace of joy couldn't help but appear in Otsutsuki Kaguya's eyes, and even her cool voice carried a hint of anticipation.
"So that means, whenever you're free in the future, you can come over?"
"More or less. But next I'll be busy for a while, so I might not be able to come for quite a long time."
"What are you going to be busy with?", Otsutsuki Kaguya asked instinctively.
"I'm planning to unify the ninja world next, so there will be a lot of things to arrange. But it shouldn't take too long," Aoba didn't bother hiding something like this.
"You actually want to unify the ninja world?", Otsutsuki Kaguya blinked, clearly surprised by his idea.
After all, even a thousand years ago, she had only relied on force to stop conflicts between countries and end wars, and was then jointly revered as the "Rabbit Goddess."
But she had never thought about unifying the world. The various nations were still managed and controlled by their respective daimyo.
She hadn't expected that the daimyo of the Land of Fire in front of her would have such ambition and boldness.
"Yeah."
Aoba nodded slightly, then quickly smiled and said, "But today I can stay with you a bit longer. Is there anything you want to do, or should I keep telling you some interesting stories from the ninja world?"
"Then tell me some stories. Reading feels nowhere near as interesting as listening to you," Otsutsuki Kaguya closed the book again, putting on a posture of attentive and well-behaved listening.
Aoba didn't think much of it anyway. He had come here to keep her company and pass the time.
Casual chatting was fine, but if he had to talk for a long time, just standing there and speaking felt a bit dull.
He pinched his chin and fell into brief thought.
Just as Otsutsuki Kaguya also tilted her head, staring at him blankly for a while and was about to speak, Aoba suddenly came up with a new idea.
Since he could materialize novels, then materializing other things should work too.
With that thought, a set of table and chairs appeared in the empty and monotonous sealing space.
Otsutsuki Kaguya couldn't help but be stunned again when she saw the table and chairs.
But before she could stay stunned for long, under her surprised gaze, snacks began appearing one by one on the previously empty table, potato chips, sunflower seeds, peanuts, candy, fruit juice, and more.
"Th… these… what are they?"
Otsutsuki Kaguya's delicate and beautiful face was full of curiosity.
She recognized sunflower seeds and peanuts, but the others, she seemed to have never even seen them before.
Aoba had expected this and introduced them to her one by one.
"So this is the potato chips mentioned in the book?", Otsutsuki Kaguya held the bag of chips with both hands, her face showing the expression of a curious child.
"Give it a try."
Aoba helped tear open the bag, took out a chip, and held it up to her mouth.
Otsutsuki Kaguya looked at the chip he was offering and hesitated slightly.
Such an intimate action with someone else, she had never experienced it before.
But looking at the chip, she really did want to taste it. So after a brief hesitation, she gently brushed aside the hair by her temple, slightly opened her lips, and bit onto the chip.
Then her eyes widened a little.
The taste was a bit strange, but unexpectedly delicious.
That was what Otsutsuki Kaguya was thinking right now.
Her impression of food was still stuck a thousand years in the past.
What kind of food even existed a thousand years ago?
Pick a plum and cure it with salt, and that already counted as a dish.
Even delicacies from mountains and seas were far inferior when it came to seasoning.
Although the ninja world now had a somewhat skewed tech tree, when it came to food, all kinds of "technology and ruthless tricks" could be said to be far ahead.
So the flavor of these chips, for someone from a thousand years ago, was basically a dimensionality strike.
After one bite, Otsutsuki Kaguya felt like she couldn't stop.
She looked at Aoba again with an expectant expression, her eyes clearly saying, "I want more."
That slightly dazed expression, combined with her mature, elegant image, created such a contrast that Aoba was almost melted by how cute it was.
He picked up another chip and fed it to her.
This time, Otsutsuki Kaguya didn't hesitate and directly bit into it.
Seeing this, Aoba couldn't suppress the smile at the corner of his lips, then pointed at the other snacks on the table and said, "No need to rush. These are all yours. Just take your time."
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Otsutsuki Kaguya's expression froze slightly upon hearing that.
Only then did she realize… she could actually eat by herself.
She didn't need him to feed her.
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