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Having acquired a magnificent manor, a host of servants, and a young maid, Uchiha Madara was supposed to have embarked on a decadent life of debauchery, sinking deeper into depravity day by day. Thus, the book would end.
Alright, that was pure nonsense!
Uchiha Madara had indeed acquired these things, and he possessed some means for a comfortable life, but sinking into depravity was still impossible for him.
He simply began living his life as a rich man in the grand manor, waiting for Esdeath, waiting for Night Raid.
As for Esdeath, it was easy to manage; she was already his woman, and it was only natural for her to return.
But why recruit Night Raid?
Just as Uchiha Madara had thought before, he harbored the intention of recruiting Night Raid.
If he could truly recruit Night Raid, bring them back to the Ninja World, and incorporate them into the Anbu, it would certainly be a formidable asset.
Of course, Night Raid might very well not appreciate the gesture and refuse his recruitment, but Uchiha Madara was least lacking in methods. He was determined to get Night Raid, so everyone, just wait and see.
It had been three days since he moved into the grand manor.
In these three days, Night Raid hadn't shown up, but quite a few petty opportunists and minor factions from within the Imperial Capital had arrived.
These factions had somehow heard that the manor had changed owners. Adhering to the principle that the bold would thrive while the timid would starve, they came to cause trouble without reason.
The result? These petty opportunists were naturally slaughtered mercilessly by Uchiha Madara.
After the slaughter, Uchiha Madara ordered his guards to throw all the bodies of these insignificant rogues outside, as a warning to others.
And truly, seeing the miserably dead bodies outside the manor, some of those itching for trouble were completely deterred, and it also drew the attention of some official powers and noble factions within the Imperial Capital.
No petty criminals dared to harbor any notions now; both the official powers and the noble factions knew that Uchiha Madara was not to be provoked.
However, Uchiha Madara stayed at home and didn't venture out. His subordinates didn't seem to have any business or dealings that interfered with others. It was always better to avoid trouble. These official powers and noble factions tacitly acknowledged Uchiha Madara's presence in the Imperial Capital.
After all, no one wanted to provoke an unfathomable enemy, right?
Of course, none of the Imperial Capital's affairs concerned Uchiha Madara. If others didn't bother him, he wouldn't bother them, right?
Uchiha Madara was currently only concerned with when Esdeath would return and why Night Raid hadn't shown any activity for the past few days.
Speaking of Night Raid, the situation was indeed a bit strange.
Before, Night Raid would often come to the Imperial Capital every few days to kill someone and complete a mission. However, ever since Uchiha Madara arrived in the Imperial Capital, Night Raid had been completely inactive.
Could it be that the destruction of the Revolutionary Army had left Night Raid utterly disheartened?
Surely not?
If Night Raid still showed no activity tomorrow, Uchiha Madara planned to go look for them himself.
Feeling restless from inactivity, Uchiha Madara decided to go for a casual stroll around the Imperial Capital that day.
Having dismissed the guards who were eager to show their loyalty and protect him, Uchiha Madara went out onto the street with only Sayu by his side.
By the way, the Imperial Capital was vast. On his first day here, Uchiha Madara had only explored a small part; a considerable portion still awaited his detailed exploration.
That day, Uchiha Madara explored the Imperial Capital to his heart's content. Aside from not visiting any brothels out of consideration for Sayu, he even entered a large opium den out of curiosity to take a look.
Of course, he only took a look, because after Uchiha Madara and Sayu entered the opium den, they were astonished to discover that it not only supplied addictive drugs for the rich to consume but also housed many women in loose and revealing clothing.
Only then did Uchiha Madara realize that opium dens could also run this kind of side business.
Although Uchiha Madara was thick-skinned and felt nothing, Sayu, who was relatively thin-skinned, advised Uchiha Madara to uphold his integrity. After much persuasion and pleading, she practically exhausted herself before finally dragging Uchiha Madara out of the opium den.
Leaving the opium den, Uchiha Madara then headed towards the gourmet snack street. Along the way, Sayu continued to incessantly chatter at Uchiha Madara:
"Lord Madara! You absolutely must listen to my advice. That place is a den of iniquity, the kind where you'll meet your end without even a grave if you fall in, and you'll never crawl out! Although Lord Madara, your strength is formidable enough, once you get addicted to such things, it's very difficult to quit. In the end, I simply cannot imagine your fate!"
Uchiha Madara walked ahead, expressionless, but lines of exasperation practically covered his forehead.
After these few days of companionship and service, Sayu seemed to have figured out Uchiha Madara's personality, and the two seemed to have grown familiar with each other. Sayu now increasingly had the air of a nagging housekeeper; once she opened her mouth, she was absolutely relentless.
Listening to Sayu still chattering incessantly by his ear, Uchiha Madara grew somewhat annoyed. He picked his ear with his pinky finger, his face etched with impatience:
"Sayu, I know what they're smoking. I won't touch it. I went in to see, simply because I wanted to understand the opium den's business model. I'm not interested in opium."
"Besides, even if I did touch that stuff, it wouldn't matter. With my current physical constitution, let alone opium, even something ten or a hundred times stronger than opium wouldn't have any effect on my body, much less get me addicted!"
Uchiha Madara's earlier words were fine, successfully making Sayu nod in agreement.
However, his latter words once again raised Sayu's vigilance:
"What!? Ten or a hundred times stronger!? How can that be tolerated!? Lord Madara! That is absolutely unacceptable! You absolutely cannot touch such things! You shouldn't even have a single thought like that!"
"Oh, right! Just in case, and to prevent Lord Madara from going astray in the future, your daily diet, life, and living habits must be personally supervised by me from now on!"
Uchiha Madara was dumbfounded:
"Sayu, is it that serious?"
"It is absolutely necessary!"
Uchiha Madara was truly helpless. He continued to walk forward resignedly, pondering how to make Sayu stop nagging.
As they walked, Uchiha Madara suddenly saw someone in front of him. His eyes lit up, and he successfully found a way to divert Sayu's attention!
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