Chapter 15

The next week flew by. The boy and girl enjoyed an ordinary family life. On the fifth day, Kenshin finished drawing a huge formation, and relaxed a little, confident that the number of people walking around his house would decrease sharply.

Aya's belly had noticeably increased, and the newlyweds decided to temporarily stop having sex, but the girl made Kenshin feel good from time to time, relieving the accumulated tension.

Several times they went out to the river, located several kilometers from their home, and had a great time enjoying the pristine beauty of nature and solitude.

The young man built small fish traps on the river, spending half a day searching for engineering solutions to apply the required formation to the river bottom. As a result, the newlyweds always had fresh and nutritious fish on the table.

Kenshin and Aya were sitting at the table, drinking coffee, and having a casual conversation.

- Kenshin, we've run out of tea, and we've almost run out of salt, and there's not much cereal left... Maybe I should go to my aunt's shop? – Having taken a sip of gofa, the girl asked.

- What? No! I won't let you go anywhere, especially to your home village. I'll go get the things I need myself. – Kenshin said decisively, completely refusing to let the girl out of the house.

- But... But why? Is it because I've become fat and ugly? Is that why you stopped loving me? "The girl muttered, sobbing, and began to cry.

Kenshin stood up from the table, hugged Aya, and pressed her to his chest: "Don't be stupid, honey." I haven't stopped loving you, it's just that it's dangerous in your home village, and pregnant women shouldn't travel long distances... - The young man whispered, kissing the girl on the back of her head.

- What will happen when I become old and not beautiful... Will you completely forget about me? – The girl roared, refusing to calm down.

- God, what nonsense! First of all, I won't leave you. And secondly, girls only get prettier with age, like wine! - The young man said, and then it was as if he was struck by lightning.

- That's right, wine! Ha ha ha, yes, wine! – Kenshin suddenly laughed sharply, causing Aya to instantly calm down.

- What's wrong with you, Kenshin? – The girl asked in surprise, whose mood had changed dramatically.

- I just figured out how we can become rich! – The young man proudly proclaimed and kissed the girl's lips, salty from tears.

- And How? – Aya asked interestedly, unable to contain her curiosity.

- Accelerated aging! You and I, girl, will age the wine and sell it for big money! – Kenshin stated proudly

- What? But how? – The blue-eyed brunette asked again in surprise.

- Formation of aging, of course! Well, the name is too loud, because this formation does not age organic things, but is excellent for the disposal of inorganic substances, from radioactive elements to caustic chemical solutions. True, I can't create such huge and powerful formations yet, but for our needs, my abilities are enough!

Aya froze in shock, thinking about everything that had been said. Kenshin not long ago decided not to hide his ability to create formations, reasoning that even if Inoichi Yamanaka climbed into her mind, he would easily understand everything. The young man did not yet have formations at his disposal that protected him from mental scanning, but he planned to acquire them soon.

- Um, okay, whatever you say. Please bring some salted fish! – Aya stated with a smile, completely forgetting how sad she was a few minutes ago.

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Kenshin spent several days preparing for the foray outside. He studied the approximate location of the surrounding villages and several cities. One of the planned cities was the city of Shukuba, to which the young man planned to go. He took with him all the money that Aya had saved, saving money in hopes of moving away from the annoying Kaito. In total, the young man had 2700 ryo in his hands. He managed to find out the approximate prices of this world, and knew that a kilogram of rice costs 20 ryo, and a kilogram of salt costs 400 ryo.

Having loaded his backpack with everything he needed, the young man kissed the girl and ordered her not to leave her home unless absolutely necessary, then he turned around and left towards one of the villages, located fifteen kilometers southwest of his home.

After about four hours, the young man reached a small village, asked a scruffy-looking old man with a red face for the location of the trading post, and walked in the right direction.

At the trading store, Kenshin got into a conversation with a pleasant-looking woman of about forty, who clearly lacked communication. From her words, he understood that the most "ancient" and also frequently found wine is called "Samurai Blade", costing 50 ryo per bottle.

Kenshin bought five bottles of wine and filled the remaining space in his bag with essential goods, spending a total of 700 ryo. The owner of the shop gave him a 10% discount. Kenshin, seeing the effect he was having on this woman, thought for a second about taking her into his harem, but instantly changed his mind.

A few days ago, he was already thinking about seducing more girls and giving birth to a bunch of children, but all this, in his opinion, was useless. Children born from ordinary girls will be extremely weak, and thus he will doom them to suffering.

Kenshin decided that the next girl in the harem should be a kunoichi, but he had no idea what to interest him and how to seduce a woman trained to kill. He had no illusions about the tenderness and kindness of local kunoichi, and although in the "anime" most of them looked like delicate flowers, he already realized that reality was very different from what he saw on the screen. This world was much more cruel than he saw from his TV screen. The young man thought that it was all due to the focus on a children's audience, and Masashi Kishimoto, knowing the history of this world, hid its bloodiness.

Kenshin had already heard a lot of stories from Aya about how Konoha shinobi could sometimes rape a simple girl, and they would get nothing for it. Sometimes they could be punished, but only disciplinaryly. The girl explained that for Konoha shinobi, all people outside of it are like cattle, not worthy of mention.

The young man, loaded to the brim, left the trading shop and went to the exit of the village. After walking a few kilometers, he sat down to rest and chose a place for the cache. After drawing a formation on the ground, he threw off his backpack and threw branches and leaves on top, then turned around and headed towards the city of Shukuba, located ten kilometers from his current location.

Having walked along the road between the forests for about an hour, he shuddered in fear when four silhouettes rushed over his head, jumping from tree to tree. Four people didn't even look in his direction, and he could only follow them with his gaze.

"Protector of Konoha? Perhaps these are genin under the leadership of a chunin... What a speed! Thirty kilometers per hour, no less!" - The young man thought and shuddered, imagining the consequences of a fight even with the weakest of this group.