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Consciousness Space (Mental Space)
That night, Eevee once again entered the space.
"Huh? Eevee, did you succeed?"
Seeing Eevee appear in its original form, Uchiha Renzo immediately stopped his discussion with Apocalypse Renzo and Gundam Renzo.
He stood up excitedly and asked, "I've been waiting for this day for so long!"
Right now, Eevee had the best compatibility with him. If Eevee leveled up, he could gain a bunch of useful skills in return. Combining them with his ninja techniques always led to unexpected benefits.
"Hmph! Isn't it obvious?"
Eevee leaped onto the center table and proudly raised its chin.
"Alright, spill it! How many new forms did you unlock? How many new moves did you learn? Actually, never mind, let's just share everything directly!"
As he spoke, Uchiha Renzo and the others reached out their hands toward Eevee.
Smack! Smack!
Eevee, looking utterly disgusted, jumped up and smacked away every single hand that tried to touch it. At the same time, it completed the power and memory-sharing process.
"Tsk tsk! You won't even let us touch you now? You've changed, Eevee!" Uchiha Renzo rubbed his sore hand with a regretful expression, pouting at Eevee as if saying, "Bro, you've turned your back on us!"
Eevee's face immediately darkened. "Get lost! Do I look like a plush toy that you can touch whenever you want?"
It hadn't forgotten that this uchiha guy once wanted to keep it as a pet the first time they met, claiming he'd help it evolve and all that nonsense.
'Hmph!'
This guy was definitely not a good person!
"Ohhh?" Uchiha Renzo raised an eyebrow. "So we're not allowed to touch you, but Cynthia is, huh?"
"Tsk tsk! Exactly!" chimed in Hero Renzo, who had somehow appeared next to them.
He was checking Eevee's memories while sharing power with Uchiha Renzo. With a mischievous grin, he added, "You actually confessed to Cynthia already! And—pfft—you got rejected?! That's brutal!"
"Go to hell!" Eevee exploded in rage and lunged at Hero Renzo, claws swinging, but he effortlessly dodged.
"Looks like someone's embarrassed~" Hero Renzo teased.
"Embarrassed, my ass!" Eevee grumbled, hopping back onto the table. "Do you really think I failed? Can't you see that Cynthia likes me too?"
"She only turned me down because of our current differences in status! Once I master human transformation, this won't be a problem anymore!"
"Hmph! Unlike you, who doesn't even have a crush! How can you judge me?"
"Who says I don't?" Hero Renzo placed his hands on his hips and boasted, "Megumin and Darkness from my party—aren't they beauties? Even Aqua, for all her faults, is undeniably gorgeous!"
"Not to mention Luna from the guild—she's stunning, and I knowshe has a thing for me! It's only a matter of time before she's mine!"
If he left things to those clueless guild guys, Luna would probably never get married. Hero Renzo figured he might as well take responsibility and give her happiness.
Besides, ever since he got the Max charm ability from Hentai Renzo, he had noticed Megumin and Luna treating him much more favorably.
At this rate, forming a harem didn't seem that far-fetched.
After all, his world didn't have any restrictions on multiple marriages.
As for Sato Kazuma? That guy had been spending way too much time ordering dreams at the succubus bar. Let him indulge for now—Hero Renzo would deal with him later.
"Oh, please." Eevee scoffed. "You're still a virgin! You really think you can mock me? If I had been born human, I would've locked down Cynthia ages ago!"
Uchiha Renzo sighed. "You're delusional. If you were human, Cynthia probably wouldn't even look your way!"
"You should be gratefulyou got reincarnated as an Eevee—that's the only reason you have a shot at her!"
"Nonsense! That's not true at all!" Eevee stubbornly denied.
"By the way, what was that deal with that female Ralts the other day? Were you getting flustered? Are you in love with her?" Apocalypse Renzo smirked.
"N-no way!" Eevee's fur bristled as it blushed beneath its coat. "I was just curious! We're both Psychic-types—I just found it interesting, that's all!"
"Sure, whatever you say. Whatever makes you happy, hehehe." The Renzos all looked disdainfully at Eevee.
Come on. Did Eevee really think he could fool them?
Liking someone wasn't a crime. What was the big deal?
Uchiha Renzo remembered that back in his previous life, many Pokémon fans adored Ralts and said that if they could travel to that world, they'd want one as a waifu.
See? Totally normal.
When the majority of people shared the same thought, the real weirdos were the ones who didn't.
So, at some point, the normal ones became the weirdos. That's right.
It should be known that there's no such thing as a 'normal' otaku—only weirdos.
If you think you're a normal otaku, then know that the weirdos now see you as the weirdo. And that makes you the weirdo of the weirdos.
Now, who's the real weirdo?
"Enough about me! Let's talk about you guys!" Eevee hurriedly changed the subject before he became the main target.
"How's your research on the Blood Orchid going? What about your Kekkei Genkai experiments? And Uchiha, have you awakened the Sage Body yet?"
"It's not that easy!" Uchiha Renzo sighed, spreading his hands. "The Uchiha clan does have traces of Sage Body genes, but activating them isn't simple! I'm Uchiha, not Senju!"
"That said, we've made progress. We extracted an evolution factor from the Blood Orchid—it seems to enhance evolution significantly! It's also great for gene regression and activation."
"Once we fully understand it and remove the negative side effects, we can finally put it to use!"
Uchiha Renzo then looked at Eevee with a smirk. "You, my friend, might be the biggest beneficiary of this research. If we inject you with this evolution factor, you might not even need to analyze evolution templates anymore—you could just awaken all your forms naturally!"
"It's not just you, either—Cynthia and her Pokémon could benefit from this too!"
"So, wish us luck in succeeding soon!"
Blood Orchid was turning out to be an unexpected treasure.
They never imagined it would be this valuable.
"Every world has its hidden gems. You never know what surprises await!" Uchiha Renzo mused.
"For real!" Apocalypse Renzo nodded. "Even zombie viruses might end up useful, right?"
"Oh?" Eevee perked up. "Sounds like you've made progress in your research!"
"Oh yeah! Thanks to the Blood Orchid, I've eliminated most of the T-Virus's negative effects—I'm close to creating an anti-aging serum!"
"Once that's done, genetic enhancements and evolution serums won't be far behind."
"Nice! That's a game-changer!" Eevee nodded. "If you perfect the anti-aging serum, I can manifest some bottles for Cynthia, Professor Carolina, and Sabrina!"
No more worrying about their short human lifespans.
Of course, introducing something that revolutionary would bring new challenges—but by then, Eevee would have the strength to face anything.
"Agreed!"
"That'd be awesome!"
"We're counting on Apocalypse!"
The other Renzos all cheered in unison.
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