Essence of Weaponry

(A/N: I swear I wrote the chapter yesterday, but forgot to release it lol, that is why there are two chapters, I need to see a doctor to check why my memory is Fk'ed up, as this has happened two or three times now)

Inside of a certain house…

Ren was currently atop the roof of this huge castle-like house with a training place, pools, and various other luxury stuff.

He was relaxing late into the night as he had had a very intense and fun night with the girls.

He looked at the fancy house from above.

'This must have cost her thousands,'

Ren mused to himself.

As for who he was talking about, it was actually Iris Heart. She had presented ren with this gift, once they had reached a certain point, and the tree branches already suffered enough torture from them.

So, Ren suggested taking them to his house, but Iris Heart felt it was too small for Ren and her. And the other girls…

So, she, with great pride and a smile, told him that she had bought a house for him and registered for him.

'Haha, she's a true gem…' Ren's feelings for her were more solidified than before.

He truly understood that the girls that were with him and accepted him for his nature were true gems in this world, and he would do his best to give them the happiness they deserve.

Right now, in his bedroom, which the roof he was on right now was directly above, all the beauties that were in the house right now were sleeping peacefully naked on the bed after a satisfying night with him.

They were Yamato, Iris Heart, Isaki, and finally Hinata.

He was aware of this since he wasn't in the city at the time, but she had even given Yamato, Isaki, Sakura, and Robin a room in this house. even Hinata was given a room by them once they had come here, but since it was only earlier through the day, she hadn't moved in like the others.

Sakura was excluded despite being in the house then…

Ren chuckled.

'There's still Anko, but she doesn't know about her so it's understandable, otherwise, if she had come, the night would have been even more fun,' He made a note to send her a message in case she wanted to be part of their group.

'Something amazing is happening,' He liked what was happening with this house where all his girls would gather.

After all, there were many rooms in this house, enough to fit them all and then some more. The house had many parts, and in total, hundreds of rooms existed as a result.

Ren was obviously in the main wing right now, and the rest would be left for the girls.

Plus, Iris Heart had said, that the nearby apartment complexes were all owned by Ren too due to her.

With all the utilities and free space of this house and how large it was, it was certainly supposed to be very expensive.

But in reality, it didn't cost anything.

'To think it was gifted to her due to her status…'

It was because she was an Ex rank powerhouse, which is why they presented her with this whole area of the city.

If an Ex rank like her was considering taking home in their city, how can they not be elated?

But in reality, she was only known publicly as an SSS rank idol superhero, and only due to Hashirama, basically the strongest person in this city, that the higher-ups were made aware of how strong she was and thus gave her such a reward.

In fact, that reward might still be inadequate for her.

Still, Ren wondered.

"As an SSS rank that's still in his youth with plenty of chance to grow, would I also be treated so lavishly?"

He was only joking hover as he shook his head.

Right now, he was already wracking in the money due to the deal with Minato and considering many were hurt during this war, one can assume how much he was making.

So, for now, he wasn't planning on doing anything in that regard, apart from extending his line of business to other agencies.

And he planned to make the deal with the old man Whitebeard, and Yamato.

But now, Ren was thinking about more important things.

Like his power surge this time.

He raised his palm and stared at it as a beautiful ball of water formed from his chakra/mana.

Meanwhile, his second hand had a small tornado that shook and twisted gently.

Wind and water.

One due to his tailed beast, and the other due to his white tiger transformation and wind trait called Ventus.

'I am SSS rank currently if I go all out…'

And that meant SSS rank in all stats unlike before when he was only capable of reaching those stats only in speed due to the white tiger state.

Now, however, his speed if he was transformed and in his chakra mode, would reach a new stat he discovered called SSS+.

He guessed it was a threshold before reaching the Ex rank.

His other stats would also rise from SS rank to SSS rank due to that chakra mode.

So, right now, Ren hadn't met anyone stronger than him apart from Iris Heart.

Perhaps Hashirama, but as he gauged his state earlier on, he knew the old man was nearing his limit, and couldn't be stronger than him even if he sued his sage mode.

Still…

'Not enough,'

Ren had a determined glint in his eyes.

His power has yet to be enough for him to roam around the world with his beauties by his side unfettered and free.

He wanted to reach a point where everyone would exclaim in reverence at the mere mention of his name, much less dare to offend him.

That was how high Ren was aiming, and the Ex rank that was in his target sight was nothing but the first hurdle to him.

From Iris heart, he could tell that the Ex rank wasn't the end of the ladder.

Not to mention those guys Hashirama had mentioned.

'How strong are they? Would Plutia lose against them?'

He wondered.

He shook his head.

It was enough to consider his power so far as satisfactory for now, depending on how fast he had managed to acquire it.

'I can still grow, and that would be by this,'

He dispelled the wind and water energy and then looked at his traits.

[Embrace of Bonds (EX)]

This was his golden road to success.

He could see a royal path laid before him, and he was walking it at a very easy pace, not too fast and not too slow.

Slowly but surely, he would reach the end, and then he would become a king.

And Ren felt it suited him as he could enjoy himself along the way.

It wasn't a golden road meant to be treaded alone however as he would bring many beauties along with him as they climb higher and higher.

Beauties on the left, and on the right, Ren's gaze was gentle.

'Soon,' He shook his head for now.

Ren then turned to see the reward he had gotten from the system.

He first got a large number of points, but now, he also had a new reward.

The last time it was a trait ranking award, which would take any trait of his to the SS rank directly, even if it was a b ranked one.

He was saving it up in case he got a really good trait but at a lower rank.

But this time, the reward was different.

It was a reward that had reached the SSS rank.

And it seemed that it wasn't the limit for it.

This time his reward was an item.

And it was such a thing that Ren needed and was just making do without so far.

It was a weapon-type item.

[Essence of Weaponry (SSS) (Growth potential: ???)]

It was some sort of energy essence that got absorbed into his body the moment it came into contact with the air near him.

Ren raised his palm once again, and red particles started gathering until a gun was formed in his hand.

It was a very artistic weapon similar to one he had seen from an anime character in the past.

Mana then began gathering around the gun's barrel, and it soon became apparent what Ren was up to.

It was a Biju Dama.

Ren dispelled it, less he woke up the girls.

'Hehe, let me see who can survive an onslaught of Biju Damas as I snipe them from afar…'

He joked to himself before the gun dissipated with the black ball of energy.

Then the red particles once again transformed and then Ren held a beautiful artistically designed bow in his hands.

The item he had gotten, was a sort of energy essence that he can use mana on and then change its form into various weaponry.

It was the perfect ability to compliment his weapon mastery trait.

And with this, Ren's strength was further increased, much to his satisfaction.

This reward was indeed something that he needed, as every strong man needed a weapon that can bring his full power.

And take Ren, no matter his traits, and skills, they can all be further displayed using his weapons, so now, he could throw away the trash weapons in his inventory, and instead use this energy essence that had fused with his body.

Ren then as he reached this thought, he finally managed to relax his mind from all these thoughts and got back inside the bedroom.

It was time to join back among all the beauties.

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