Chapter 5: Become the Mother of One Hundred Girls!
Chikari Makoto’s long, golden twintails, tipped with a darker gold, framed her face.
Her features were cute and well-defined, her lips a delicate pink, her figure slender, just a bit shorter than Natsuba Hanae.
Her amber eyes, pure and bright, sparkled with intelligence.
Now, however, they were filled with dejection as she cleaned.
Natsuba Hanae watched Chikari Makoto, various impressions flashing through her mind.
Chikari Makoto, the sole direct descendant of the Chikari bloodline.
One of the byproducts of the Natsuba conglomerate’s relentless expansion.
Unlike the traditional Kujō family, the Natsuba conglomerate lacked deep roots.
The reason for its rapid growth was its ruthless pursuit of power, by any means necessary.
Natsuba Hanae and Natsuba Rinrei were part of the reason. The supernatural resources exchanged for their marriages would allow the Natsuba conglomerate to climb another rung on the ladder.
The Chikari bloodline was another reason.
They were a branch family of the Chikari conglomerate, preserved after being absorbed by the Natsuba conglomerate.
As for the main family line, they had been completely eradicated.
However, the Chikari bloodline was unique.
When the main line disappeared, a branch family would become the main line, inheriting the purest supernatural bloodline, and inheriting the purest…
—Hatred.
However, Chikari Makoto was an exception.
She was a glitch in the system.
On the verge of death, as her supernatural bloodline was about to transfer, Natsuba Hanae saved her.
Using her Ubume ability, Hanae incorporated Makoto into her own supernatural system.
Normally, a person could only possess one supernatural system, but Chikari Makoto’s unique nature allowed her to inexplicably accommodate two.
Natsuba Hanae’s red, glass-like eyes flickered slightly.
Information only she could see silently appeared before her eyes.
[Chikari Makoto]
[Supernatural Bloodline: Qi]
[Applied Template: Ijishin]
[Level: C+]
Then, Natsuba Hanae slowly looked at her own palm.
The information shimmered and rearranged itself in an orderly fashion.
[Welcome to the Thousand Faces Simulator]
[Current Role: Ubume (A)]
[Role Progress: 80%]
[Abilities: Summer Harvest, Sanctuary Flame, Umbrella Sword]
[Summer Harvest: When you have children, you can bestow supernatural templates upon them and draw upon their abilities to enhance your own.]
[Sanctuary Flame: The ultimate flame, a fusion of Tamamo-no-Mae’s foxfire and Onmoraki’s essence.]
[Umbrella Sword: Ubume’s masterful swordsmanship.]
[The above is for reference only. Specific abilities are subject to the host’s development.]
[Next Level Role: Nine-Headed Bird (S)]
[Advancement Condition 1: Become the mother of one hundred girls.]
[Current Progress: (3/100)]
[Templates Drawn: Tamamo-no-Mae (Used), Ijishin (Used), Onmoraki (Used)]
[Yasha (Unused), Aosagi no Hi (Unused)]
[Main Mission: Seize all of the Natsuba Conglomerate!]
[20% Complete]
[Side Mission: Pending]
In truth, even without the Thousand Faces Simulator’s main mission, she intended to seize everything the Natsuba conglomerate possessed.
Honestly, when she first arrived in this game world…
She was stunned. Then, seeing the task of becoming the mother of one hundred girls, she was more than just stunned.
Natsuba Hanae’s first thought was to give birth…
Giving birth every year from the age she could, until when?
Moreover, did she really want to give birth?
The future seemed bleak.
Then, by chance, she discovered she could adopt. After a successful adoption, she realized it was a viable option.
However, she didn’t have the habit of casually becoming someone’s mother.
Those Natsuba Hanae adopted had to be those she acknowledged.
And they had to be those who would become her strength, helping her in her quest to seize control of the Natsuba conglomerate.
Chikari Makoto was one such person.
Due to the convenience of the Chikari bloodline, having her by her side wouldn’t arouse suspicion.
As for Tamamo-no-Mae and Onmoraki…
They were causing trouble outside.
Natsuba Hanae had them establish an organization called “Summer Harvest Mountain” to gather intelligence and increase their fighting strength.
To allow them to grow.
By now, they likely both possessed B-rank combat abilities.
As for Chikari Makoto, because she was constantly by her side and had to cultivate two supernatural abilities, she had only reached C+ rank.
However, even this level of talent was terrifying.
Natsuba Hanae’s glass-like red eyes dimmed slightly as she pondered.
Then, a clear and pleasant female voice rang out beside her.
“Mom, I’ve finished cleaning.”
“Call me Second Miss while we’re in the Natsuba main house.”
Natsuba Hanae’s eyes brightened, and she looked up.
Chikari Makoto paused, pursed her lips, and quickly corrected herself.
“Yes, Second Miss.”
Natsuba Hanae nodded. When she was five, the Chikari main family was destroyed. She visited the Chikari branch family and met Chikari Tanishi and Chikari Makoto.
She displayed her immense power and saved Chikari Makoto.
And promised to change the Natsuba conglomerate, earning the loyalty of the Chikari branch family.
She had to admit, seeing Chikari Tanishi’s large, muscular body prostrate before her tiny form was quite amusing.
Since then, Chikari Makoto, only a year younger than her, had been by her side, growing up together.
It had been over ten years now.
Having her around was extremely convenient, aside from the occasional mischief, which was harmless.
“Makoto, did you find a suitable supernatural being today?”
She hadn’t held out much hope.
But then she saw Chikari Makoto’s amber eyes light up like headlights, filled with color.
Her expression was full of excitement.
She nodded vigorously, a smile appearing on her lips as she said,
“Second Miss, I found one!”
“An elite-level supernatural being escaped from the fallen Ginza.”
“Its compatibility with your abilities is extremely high.”
“It’s definitely suitable as the main material for your Umbrella Sword, which is why I rushed back so quickly!”
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