Chapter 232: Sorry, I Just Went Blind

Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night.

In the silent dark of night, a surge of aura as vast and mighty as a raging sea suddenly erupted, shaking the artificial moon that had hung in the sky for a thousand years until it trembled slightly; the originally bright moonlight also became blurred and distorted, spilling onto the face of Kaguya Otsutsuki, which was as cold as frost, giving one the illusion of a displacement in time and space.

"Clan Leader, please calm your anger!"

The aura suddenly bursting forth from Kaguya Otsutsuki scared Bira Otsutsuki so much that her liver and gallbladder felt as if they were splitting; under the gaze of those pure, white, and flawless Byakugan, a pressure stemming from her very bloodline made her legs go weak uncontrollably, and then, with a thud, she knelt to the ground, her broad forehead pressed tightly against the floor, cold sweat falling like rain as she spoke with chattering teeth.

This aura...

How does it feel even stronger than the eldest cousin?

Unlike Bira Otsutsuki, who had lost her composure before the throne, Uchiha Gin, who was hunched over and trying his best to minimize his presence, was not much affected after sensing the heaven-shaking aura of the figurine-like girl before him; instead, he compared the aura she released to that of Madara Uchiha and ultimately cast his vote for the figurine girl.

As the saying goes, help the right, not the kin, but she was simply too big.

"Bira Otsutsuki, do you know your crime?"

Lowering her eyelids to look at Bira Otsutsuki, who was kowtowing like a pestle hitting garlic, Kaguya Otsutsuki spoke slowly, her tone as cold as a winter wind, chilling one to the bone.

"Clan Leader, I know I was wrong; I shouldn't have harbored such selfish thoughts!"

Bira Otsutsuki tremblingly straightened her body, her white eyes filled with fear as she wept and performed her self-reflection; it seemed the Clan Leader was annoyed that she hadn't handed over Mr. Gin—truly overbearing.

She glanced secretly at Uchiha Gin, who was slacking off behind her, and sighed inwardly; it seemed Mr. Gin was going to suffer greatly tonight.

"Sigh~ considering you are an elder of the clan, and the Otsutsuki clan is currently in a time of recovery, I will forgive you this once; I hope you can reflect properly and not commit such absurd acts again."

Watching Bira Otsutsuki's remorseful expression, Kaguya Otsutsuki withdrew her pressure; after all, everyone makes mistakes, and for such a diligent elder in the clan, one shouldn't strike them down completely—a light reprimand was enough.

"The Clan Leader is merciful!"

Bira Otsutsuki, who had been unable to breathe under the pressure, suddenly felt her body lighten as the heavy weight vanished, and upon hearing Kaguya Otsutsuki's words, she immediately let out a sigh of relief and knocked her head against the floor with a loud thud.

"Ha~ you may go now; remember, let this be the only time!"

After dealing with Bira Otsutsuki, Kaguya Otsutsuki yawned, looking sleepy, then turned her back and waved her hand, signaling that the other could leave.

"Uh... this subordinate takes her leave."

Although she had escaped a disaster, Bira Otsutsuki was not happy at this moment; looking at the weary-looking Kaguya Otsutsuki, she, with her high emotional intelligence, instantly understood the other's implication.

It seems the Clan Leader wants to sleep; Mr. Gin is doomed.

Melancholically, she turned her head and gave Uchiha Gin a look of extreme reluctance, sighed slightly, and then turned to leave.

I should be under the car, not inside the car...

Uchiha Gin was about to follow, but she waved him off; Bira Otsutsuki kept her head down, not daring to meet his eyes, but one could still see the water droplets falling silently from the side.

What does this mean? I haven't even gotten on the car yet?

With a dull sound of the door closing, Uchiha Gin, looking completely bewildered, was left behind just like that; even with his pig-brain overloaded, he couldn't figure out why he was left here.

There was no other way; Uchiha Gin, having pulled his presence to the lowest level, could only stay where he was, waiting for the cold and beautiful figurine girl on the high seat to deal with him.

"Hello, I am..."

But after a long while, Uchiha Gin, who had drafted ten thousand words in his mind, found that the other party seemed to have forgotten him, so he prepared to strike first and give her a magnificent self-introduction; unexpectedly, just as he opened his mouth, he heard a cheerful voice.

"Hiya, finally nothing to do; hurry and go to the kitchen to get me some fries!"

Just then, Kaguya Otsutsuki, who had been an ice beauty a moment ago, threw off the heavy robe on her body, revealing a thin, form-fitting camisole underneath, as well as a pair of hot pants so short they were outrageous; she sat cross-legged on the floor in a carefree manner, fished out a book with a rose embedded on the cover from behind her, and with a starkly contrasting, cute, and naive look on her cold face, she lowered her head and excitedly ordered the puppet that had been standing still beside her.

This appearance was exactly like a shut-in letting loose after the family had all gone out.

"Ahem..."

Uchiha Gin felt that if he didn't speak up now, he might see more things later, and at that point, the only option left would be to destroy the evidence.

"Little Black, why are you coughing?"

Kaguya Otsutsuki, who was enjoying a romantic Mary Sue novel, frowned subconsciously upon hearing the abrupt cough in the quiet space; she looked at the other puppet beside her with an unhappy expression and asked with a pout.

"Master, it wasn't me."

The black puppet, identical to the one at Bira Otsutsuki's home, replied solemnly, though its yellow eyes kept darting toward Uchiha Gin below, as if it were having an internal struggle in its mind.

"It was him, Master."

A puppet's life is also a life; he wasn't going to take the blame for this.

Kaguya Otsutsuki, immersed in pink fantasies, felt an unusual friction at her crotch that made her fair, tender parts itch, so she brazenly reached out to scratch, looking completely indifferent; it was clear that this was how she behaved when no one was around.

"Ah? What are you saying? What 'him'—ahhhhh!"

After scratching, she felt very refreshed and subconsciously brought her slender fingers to her nose to smell them, revealing an intoxicated expression; upon hearing the reminder from the black puppet, she furrowed her delicate brows and looked up impatiently, preparing to scold the babbling puppet, but as soon as she looked up, with the super-strong dynamic vision of the Byakugan, she finally discovered Uchiha Gin, who had been hiding in the corner while suppressing his aura, and her beautiful face instantly turned pale with shock.

"Uh... excuse me, where is this?"

Knowing he had seen something he shouldn't have, Uchiha Gin immediately put on an act, pulled a wooden staff from behind his back, his black eyes devoid of any luster, tapped the ground with the staff, wore a look of confusion on his face, and asked with bewilderment.

"Still looking? Who are you!"

Never expecting that her ugly behavior, hidden for years, would be seen through inside and out by an outsider, the ashamed and angry Kaguya Otsutsuki grabbed the robe on the floor to wrap her exquisite, curvaceous body, but due to the limited fabric, her pair of long, fair, and slender legs remained exposed, and her ten small, cute toes had nowhere to hide in their embarrassment, so they could only curl up together like silkworms, not daring to stretch out even a bit.

"Hello, I am just an ordinary passerby who was dragged here in a daze."

Uchiha Gin stared fixedly at the spring scenery revealed by Kaguya Otsutsuki with his dull, gray-tinged eyes, but his face wore a look of sorrow, as if he were turning a blind eye to the beauty before him, while the wooden staff in his hand tapped the ground rhythmically as he moved his steps cautiously.

"You can't see?"

Kaguya Otsutsuki, having calmed down, asked with a hint of lingering redness on her face, her white eyes narrowed slightly, half-believing and half-doubting.

"Sigh~"

Uchiha Gin felt a surge of joy upon hearing this, but a hint of bitterness appeared on his face; he did not answer Kaguya Otsutsuki's question, only staring straight at her long legs with his colorless eyes.

"Uh..."

Seeing Uchiha Gin's sorrowful expression, a flash of panic crossed Kaguya Otsutsuki's face; although she had been a Clan Leader for decades and was adept at fighting, she was completely ignorant of human affairs, having grown in age for decades but remaining no different in mentality from a sixteen-year-old girl.

"Little Black, go test him."

Although Uchiha Gin acted like a blind man, Kaguya Otsutsuki still vaguely sensed that the way he looked at her was a bit off, causing a sense of agitation to rise in her, so she waved her hand, letting the puppet beside her test whether the other party was pretending to be blind or was truly blind.

"Whoosh~"

Receiving the order, the black puppet erupted instantly, flashed in front of Uchiha Gin, extended its palm, and a row of cold, sharp blades popped out from its fingertips, stabbing toward those dull pupils.

"Hum~~~"

A sonic boom vibrated through the air, and the cold-glinting blades stopped less than a centimeter from his eyeballs; facing this sudden attack, Uchiha Gin didn't even blink, letting the deadly cold light flicker before his eyes.

"Hmm~ looks like he really is blind."

Kaguya Otsutsuki, who had been watching, let out a sigh of relief after seeing that he didn't even lift an eyelid in the face of the blades, and asked,

"Are you the man from the ground mentioned in Elder Bira's proposal?"

"If there are no other men, then it should be me."

Uchiha Gin bowed slightly, openly feasting his eyes on the ice cream, while his tone remained indifferent.

"Really from the ground? Is it fun down there?"

Hearing Uchiha Gin's admission, Kaguya Otsutsuki became interested, ran to Uchiha Gin in a flash, and looked up and down at this man from the ground.

He was indeed as handsome as Elder Bira had said; Kaguya Otsutsuki looked at Uchiha Gin's handsome face, subconsciously compared him to the clansmen she had seen, and immediately put a big X on those male clansmen who went to report to Hamura Otsutsuki.

"Quite interesting; there are all kinds of people on the ground, as well as many delicious foods and beautiful scenery..."

Uchiha Gin smiled slightly and began to pitch the various specialties of the ground to the curious Kaguya Otsutsuki, who listened with brilliant colors flashing in her white eyes.

"Beautiful scenery? You can see it?"

Hearing the mountains and rivers described by the other, Kaguya Otsutsuki, who had been listening with great interest, frowned, having spotted a blind spot.

"Ahem... I just lost my sight; I was fortunate enough to have seen some very large and very white scenery before~"

That's right, it was indeed just now; I, Uchiha Gin, have always been honest.

(End of chapter)