Doujin Artist: Infiltration like this is a solid strategy, but picking the right people is tough. They have to be loyal to our beliefs and group, and super adaptable too. Training folks like that takes a long time.
Machete Girl: Who's short on time here among us?
Wig Guy: We have plenty of time, but not enough hands. In our group, besides the Hyakka crew, it's just me and Gintoki. We can't pull those Hyakka girls over.
Skirt-Flipping Maniac: Why not? Aren't you two big bosses in Yoshiwara?
Curly-haired Guy: Hmph, blame that damn Tsukuyo! She says Hyakka are the boss's personal guards, and only he can assign them! Damn it, my rank in the group is higher than hers! She's straight-up disobeying!
Skirt-Flipping Maniac: So that's how it is?
Doujin Artist: I don't think Tsukuyo is unreasonable like that. Did you piss her off over something?
Curly-haired Guy: I just had Hyakka help pull customers for Yorozuya. Isn't that normal?
Doujin Artist: Normal my ass! That's misusing group resources!
Machete Girl: Total misuse. Hyakka belongs to the group, not your Silver-san!
Skirt-Flipping Maniac: No wonder Tsukuyo got mad.
Curly-haired Guy: So it's my fault, Gin-san?
Shark-Faced Guy: You even need to ask? They were saved by Anzen-san and want to serve the working masses with similar fates. Not serve you. Why should they drum up business for you?
Wig Guy: But Gintoki specially bought them maid outfits. He said wearing those is their pay.
Lazy Kitten: ?
Doujin Artist: Damn, you made them wear maid outfits? You're unbelievable! They just escaped being treated like objects, and now you're doing the same?
Wig Guy: Sigh, I tried talking Gintoki out of it many times, but he wouldn't listen.
Curly-haired Guy: You tried jack shit! You were just discussing which maid outfits look good with me!
Wig Guy: I couldn't stop you, so I went the indirect route to save the Hyakka girls. Make them feel some joy and fun in that pointless job.
Soul Society's Villain: You two are rotten to the core.
This is an Actor: Yeah, I agree. Stay out of Yoshiwara business from now on. And finish the world mission in two months. Or else, see you in the little black room.
Curly-haired Guy: T-two months?
Wig Guy: Boss, two months is way too short. Plus working with a dimwit like Gintoki will be stressful.
Curly-haired Guy: Shut up! That's what I was gonna say! Teaming up with a moron like you will cut our efficiency by at least 80%!
This is an Actor: I trust your skills. Two months is plenty.
Curly-haired Guy: No way, impossible! No matter how skilled we are, we can't find the Harusame Pirates' base in two months! Especially with this idiot wig dragging me down!
Wig Guy: It's not wig, it's Katsura! Gintoki, admit you're the deadweight! We haven't even spotted Harusame traces in Edo... Blindly searching is like finding a needle in a haystack.
Doujin Artist: Not blindly. Even if Harusame isn't active on Earth, start with the Tendoshu.
Machete Girl: Exactly, you're just lazy! Hate hard work, bad attitude!
Curly-haired Guy: You know nothing! Finding Tendoshu isn't easy either. We don't know where they hang out or their habits! Boss, give us more time!
Amegakure Village's Angel: Forget it. Once Anzen-san decides, he rarely changes it. You know he doesn't joke around. Better get moving than beg here.
Wig Guy: No choice, Gintoki! We gotta go all in now.
Curly-haired Guy: All in my ass! This is all your fault, you jerk! Why bring up maid outfits? If I end up in that black room, I'll never forgive you!
Gerald stopped following the two's argument in the group.
By his estimate, two months was more than enough for Sakata Gintoki and Katsura Kotaro to finish the world mission. They act dumb and clueless in the group, but their overall skills are top-notch.
If they weren't strong, they couldn't have survived that brutal Joi War till now.
If they really tried, those two could pull it off. But the catch is they hate slacking off or dragging their feet. And that's their biggest flaw.
Of course, everyone in the group, including Gerald himself, has some flaws or other. Nobody's perfect. But what those two did was way over the line.
Having Hyakka wear maid outfits to pull customers? That's not what liberation fighters do. Kisame's right—they objectified women.
Gerald knew Sakata Gintoki didn't mean to objectify women. Hell, he probably doesn't even get what that means.
Because he hates studying and knows zero theory.
Hate learning? Fine, Gerald as group leader wouldn't push it. But bad actions like that need punishment.
Their biggest issues are procrastination and laziness, so forcing them to hustle is perfect payback. This lesson should stop them from pulling crap like that again.
Gerald pulled his thoughts back and looked ahead.
Today was Hogwarts' new term opening day. The crowd below was packed, with a few familiar faces in the seats.
Bushy-haired Hermione was lecturing nonstop. Harry Potter and Ron beside her hung their heads in shame.
Those two caused big trouble right at the start—flew a car to school. They were fine, but the car was totaled. And the Whomping Willow got badly damaged.
Harry and Ron were now fretting over expulsion, full of fear inside.
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