After that, the several girls eagerly went to check out their own rooms.
Each room was about the same size, featuring a large double bed, all the basic facilities were available, and there was still considerable space left for remodeling.
Once the initial feeling of shyness had passed, the girls began enthusiastically discussing what they wanted to turn their rooms into.
To the point where, in the end, Ryun ended up completing the big cleaning job almost single-handedly, and by the time the girls realized they hadn't helped and came to apologize, it was already too late.
"How about this: you all help me decorate my new home."
Ryun gave each person two hundred thousand ryō and said, "I actually don't really understand how to decorate, and I don't know who to ask for help. So, I'm entrusting this difficult task to you all. How about it?"
"Oh, and if the money isn't enough for buying large furniture, come ask me for more. My first royalty payment has already arrived."
Ryun's public income had exceeded five hundred thousand ryō per month, and his savings were a massive twenty million ryō; just decorating a house was definitely more than enough.
The girls exchanged glances, and the flames of fighting spirit, representing responsibility and the right to decide, ignited in their eyes.
Over the next few days, the girls mysteriously came and went from Ryun's house, working hard to create their own cozy little rooms while also building Ryun's new home.
Although they had already agreed to this arrangement, they naturally still didn't dare to talk about it openly.
After all, for a girl to have her own room in a boy's house and to eagerly decorate it, the atmosphere and relationship implied were already very difficult to explain to outsiders.
Although even they themselves were still a bit confused about how things had turned out, they understood clearly that if they returned the keys to Ryun now, getting back into Ryun's house later might depend on whether the remaining girls agreed.
In the end, Tenten turned her room into a ninja tool store and training small hut, focusing mainly on practical storage. She had prepared ten sets of bathrobes and training clothes alone; it was unclear what she could do that would require using so many at once.
Ino transformed her room into a sunny plant room, with greenery cascading from the window all the way to the floor. She even prepared aromatherapy and soft lighting in the room, as if she was ready to create a wonderful atmosphere at any moment.
Sakura's room, meanwhile, contained a large number of books and scrolls, along with some fashion magazines and trend publications. Most importantly, the entire room was decorated in a pinkish color; just one look from Ryun made Sakura so embarrassed she turned violent.
As for Hinata, she was somewhat unexpected. She used most of her budget on decorating the bed. Not only did she buy a large quantity of high-quality bedding, but she also bought many plush toys and small ornaments for the bedside. The remaining part of the room, she hastily finished in a Japanese-style manner.
After they finished decorating, they actually had the nerve to pull Ryun along to inspect and evaluate each room together, wanting him to rank them.
Ryun, however, said seriously that just looking wasn't enough; he would need to experience them personally to know if they were comfortable.
As a result, Ryun was pushed out of their second floor by the blushing girls.
Ryun wasn't upset. He knew that, for the girls, these rooms were more of a playful, make-believe project for now.
Compared to their own rooms, Ryun's room and living room were decorated much more properly.
Tenten focused on practical storage, Ino was responsible for lighting and beautification, Hinata was in charge of selecting comfortable, practical furniture, and Sakura learned about spatial division from book knowledge.
Through their combined efforts, Ryun's home finally had a bit of the aura of a family estate.
If Ryun had done it himself, minimalism would probably have been the only path left.
The whole process of decorating the new home took about another half a month. During this period, Anko naturally came to spend the night at Ryun's place every evening.
Ryun had, of course, reserved a room for her too, but she wasn't in the mood to decorate it.
Anyway, once Ryun was fast asleep, she would slip into Ryun's bed.
They didn't necessarily do anything strange every day; most of the time, she just liked to hug Ryun, letting him experience the comfort of an Anko-brand human body pillow. For Anko, this seemed to be enough.
"Sister Anko, how has Sister Kurenai been lately?"
Ryun hadn't forgotten about Yūhi Kurenai.
In the previous simulation, it wasn't until the Chūnin Exams that Ryun had acted forcefully with Kurenai.
Now, Ryun felt he could act forcefully with Kurenai ahead of time.
"Her? Not doing well."
Anko's answer was exactly as Ryun had expected. She said, "She was selected to be the supervising jōnin for this year's graduates, so she hasn't had many missions lately. But she still basically never goes out. When I ask her, she just says she's practicing ninjutsu."
"I always felt that if she keeps on like this, something will happen."
"Then let's forcefully pull her out."
Ryun's proposal startled Anko. "But we can't beat her in a fight. She's a genuine jōnin, and she uses genjutsu, the hardest thing to defend against."
"It's okay. Leave it to me."
Ryun's confident expression made Anko curious, but she chose to trust Ryun.
Then, that very evening, she saw Ryun setting up a grill at Kurenai's place, starting a barbecue feast.
Tenten and the others had also been invited by Ryun, and everyone had come, answering Kurenai's invitation to a girls' party, because Kurenai would likely be the teacher for some of them in the future.
With such a reason as a pretext, the girls naturally wouldn't be absent.
Watching all this from her second-floor window, Kurenai helplessly pressed her hand to her forehead.
Could she really stand up her future students?
Obviously not.
Kurenai had no choice but to pull herself together, tidy her appearance, transform into the exquisite beauty, and join Ino and the others, blending in with the girls.
As for Ryun, he received a glare from Kurenai, because all of this was his doing.
Ryun wasn't angry about this either. Kurenai coming out was a good start in itself.
In the days that followed, Ryun continuously found various reasons to bring Kurenai out. By the time Kurenai realized it, she had already regained her original complexion and mental state.
"Hehe, our little brother still has a way. I thought you wouldn't be able to pull yourself together until the day you became a team leader."
Just hearing Ryun's name made Kurenai a bit angry, but thinking about everything he had tirelessly done for her this past month, she couldn't help but smile.
"He said before that family wouldn't split up just because of a few angry words. Now I believe he was serious."
"So, do you want to become part of his family?"
Anko asked expectantly. Kurenai helplessly replied, "Anko, I know you two's pretend relationship turned real, but you can't drag me into this too. It's impossible between him and me."
"Really impossible?"
"Absolutely impossible."
"I don't believe it."
Anko's expression was teasing. Ryun had already proven himself with concrete actions. When he gets assertive, it's actually very hard for Kurenai to refuse him.
So, when Ryun's assertiveness escalates to the level of romantic feelings, would Kurenai be able to refuse?
Kurenai glared at Anko angrily, but panic stirred in her heart.
Recently, Ryun had even started coming and going freely from her house, and she had grown accustomed to it.
So, what if next, Ryun tried to do something to her? No, wait—she was a jōnin, after all. Could she really be no match for Ryun?
Thinking this, Kurenai's confidence grew a bit stronger.
Just a bit, though.
But Kurenai's worry was destined to be for nothing; Ryun didn't want to win Kurenai over just yet.
What was most important for Ryun right now was how to strengthen the girls.
After thinking it over these past few days, Ryun had also determined their direction for strengthening: on the basis of preserving their original styles, he would grant them significant enhancements.
After all, he would need to strengthen them again later. So, for now, he didn't need to achieve everything in one step; it was enough to let them pass the Chūnin Exams without pressure.
And to make a mark during the Konoha Crush Plan.
Ryun was confident about this; the ninjutsu reserve in his panel could achieve all of this. But the problem was that his favorability with the girls was still at the second level. This meant he couldn't use the Genjutsu Inheritance method to let them quickly learn skills and increase their strength.
If he couldn't find a way to quickly raise the girls' favorability, then in the few months remaining until the Chūnin Exams started, could their strength increase enough to handle the Konoha Crush Plan led by Rasa?
It was possible, but not highly likely.
So, the priority was still to increase their favorability.
But how should he increase their favorability?
After all, level 3 favorability almost meant confirming a romantic relationship. And Ryun had to confirm relationships with four people. Wasn't he afraid they would join forces and beat him to death?
The answer was, of course, no. Ryun was already confidently starting his plan.
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