- Ryo! - came from the first floor.
- Yes, Ma? - I replied without taking my eyes off the engraving of the ten centimeter chakra-conducting metal cube.
- Chiyu-san came by and asked if you could deliver her daughter in the next few days, her due date is approaching.
- Uh, who's her daughter? - I stopped working for a moment.
- Shunya's baby, she came to visit us a couple years ago, very small and with two ponytails.
Sighing, I put the tools aside on the workbench and rubbed the bridge of my nose irritably. I was working on the material for Hatake's protective barrier, and I didn't want to be distracted by this. This was the time to regret that the project of raising pet iryo-nin was still in the paperwork stage.
And this wasn't the first time Saya had pulled me for simple but troublesome reasons that the hospital could handle perfectly well.
- Ma, I told you I won't be delivering babies after Himawari, because it's not my specialty and the maternity ward is doing a good job," I said, sweeping the side of the cube with a stiff chip brush.
- Well Ryo! - The stairs creaked slightly under my footsteps and Saya appeared on the doorstep.
- Ryo what? I've got enough work to be distracted by childbirth! - I frowned, turning toward the door. - You know I don't like being constantly yanked around for any reason while I'm working!
- Please Ryo-kun, I already promised Chiyu-san," Saya hugged me and raised her head, looking down at me with a pleading look.
- No, and don't look at me like that! - I turned away irritably.
- Well Ryo-kun...
- Ryou-kun what? I've been Ryo-kun for sixteen years now," I snorted in response, but lowered my head and faced Saya's slightly moist eyes (I hate it when she does that!) and instantly broke down, "Okay, okay, I'll do it, but don't look at me that way!
Instantly smiling, the kunoichi jumped up, hanging around my neck and gave me a peck on the cheek.
- Thank you!
As I held her waist with my arms, I sighed wistfully - I couldn't always say no now, but what would happen when Linley and the baby showed up?
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