The sun was starting to set when the small group of teenagers arrived on a plain in the middle of Route 101. May and Sapphire improved their relationship a little, now talking about different topics and this was a relief to Jiraya, who couldn't bear to be the intermediary of fights at all times for futile reasons.
Finding a large tree on the side of the road, they decided that they would camp there, as night was approaching and they needed to have everything ready before dark. While Jiraya set up the fire to cook, Sapphire set up camp while May tried to help whenever someone asked, especially Jiraya for obvious reasons as she was inexperienced and didn't really know what to do in a camp, having been a city girl for a while. your whole life.
When everything was ready, Jiraya got up and walked to his backpack, taking some canned foods that were there, and started to prepare what would be the group's dinner.
When the smell began to be noticed, the stomachs of the two girls growled loudly and at the same time, making both blush and Jiraiya let out a laugh, which earned him a punch to the head from Sapphire.
"Do you think it's funny now? If you continue, I will bite you" she said without thinking again, only to blush in embarrassment at what she had said. May laughed teasing the girl who looked like her.
"Are you going to bite him? Who knew you would be so bold, I'm impressed" Said May only for Sapphire to blush even more and give May the same treatment she gave Jiraya, leaving the poor girl down with X's in her eyes.
"If you're done playing, come, dinner is ready. I don't know what you usually eat, so I made spaghetti and meatballs, for now we'll use canned goods, but when we get to the next town, which if memory serves me right, is Oldale Town." The boy ended up serving 3 large bowls with Rachi as cutlery. He had taken the bowls and cutlery from a small seal on his right wrist, apparently his belongings that were with him at his death continued with him to this new world, which relieved him a little, knowing he would at least have the necessary tools in his possession. confrontation case.
May and Sapphire sat on either side of Jiraya and looked at them without understanding what those two chopsticks were on their plates. Both looked at Jiraya, who without noticing the doubt of her traveling companions, sat down in seiza and happily started to eat.
"Itadakimasu" he said as he ate the food he had prepared.
May was impressed with Jiraya handling the food with chopsticks and didn't understand why he ate kneeling, much less the sentence he said when he started to eat. She tried to imitate the boy but couldn't get the food, which was frustrating her.
Sapphire wasn't performing any better, and as the most hyperactive, she soon let out an indignant growl.
"Oh! I can't eat with these chopsticks, Jiraya, don't you have a fork for me to use? If I don't have it, I swear I'll eat it with my hand because if I don't eat now, I'll starve to death." She said being dramatic, which made Jiraya stop eating and look at both girls curiously, seeing that neither of them had started eating. He felt like an idiot, for having thought that the customs in this world were similar to his homeland, it was obvious that there would be differences. He knew what a fork looked like, but he didn't have one with him. Setting his plate on the ground, he got up and walked slowly to the tree, placing his index finger close and channeling wind chakra, starting to chop the wood, carving two forks.
May and Sapphire looked at that in disbelief, Jiraiya was cutting wood with his finger and that was incredible. When the boy finished carving his forks, he turned and handed one to each girl, noticing that they both stared at him as if he were a science project gone wrong.
"But what the hell did you just do? Out of nowhere you cut a tree with your finger making forks. I appreciate that, but it doesn't change the fact that you owe us an explanation." May said, looking closely at Jiraya, who was mentally cursing himself for having made a rookie slip. He just showed two civilian people a shinobi ability, even though they don't know what to do with that information. When he stopped to think about it, he realized that nothing would change if they knew a little about him, after all, as far as he knew shinobi didn't exist in this world, so it wouldn't be dangerous for them to be aware of some of his abilities, it would help him to have justification. for his training too, which solved one of the problems he had been having on his mind, that of training without the girls finding out.
Sapphire didn't say anything, as she held the fork that Jiraya had made for her, and started to think about how she met Jiraya. He'd appeared out of thin air, almost dead, and she could tell he was always on the alert as if he expected someone to attack. Living so much in the woods made Sapphire acquire an instinct that told her when a Pokémon or human was expecting an attack, and Jiraiya was always on the alert. What kind of life had he lived to get to this point?
"Hey, can I ask you something?" Sapphire said looking at Jiraya, who took his attention away from May and looked at her intensely. "Of course, I believe you have some questions, feel free to ask whatever you want, but I warn you that some things I just can't reveal. No hard feelings, but I just met you and everyone has their secrets.
None of the girls liked hearing that, but they understood they weren't going to get any better, and Sapphire took the cue to ask the question that had been stuck in her throat for so long.
"Why are you always waiting for someone to attack you?" She said, making Jiraya's eyes widen and May looking at both of them not understanding her hyperactive copy's question.
Said Sanin was impressed and shocked to see a girl realizing that he was really always on the alert as it was a basic instinct any shinobi needed to have if they were to survive in their old world. Thinking a little, he came to the conclusion that the great time Sapphire dedicated to living in the woods may have given her something similar to the shinobi instinct, after all, it was not much different to be always alert for predators than alert for enemy shinobi.
Sighing to himself, he decided to tell a little about his past, just the basics, but this would be a test to see the reaction of the girls, if they got scared and afraid, he would leave as soon as everyone slept, it would be very simple for him disappear into the night.
"Before I start explaining a few things, I need to apologize Sapphire." Said Jiraiya, surprising said girl.
"Because? You didn't do anything to me, if it's about laughing at me, the punch is enough" she said with her patented smile, taking a small laugh from Jiraiya, seeing that the girl even in those moments didn't lose her essence.
"It has nothing to do with what happened a few minutes ago. I lied when I said I had amnesia." Both girls were surprised. May for not knowing about this amnesia story, and Sapphire because she had trusted him as her first friend, to now find out that he lied to her even before confirming the friendship, it hurt her, as it was the same as everyone else did to her. They used it and when they didn't need it, they threw it away. She got up and tried to run out of the camp, only for Jiraya to get out of his position at an absurd speed for a normal human and appear in front of her, startling the girl who took a few steps back. Jiraya saw the look and blamed himself again. She was hurt and afraid of him. And that was totally justifiable. But he needed to put an end to it,
He tried to put a hand on his shoulder, but Sapphire backed away, trembling and afraid of him, while May looked also warily at what was going to happen. Jiraya let out a weary sigh and his cheerful facade dropped to give way to a disinterested and opaque look, which made both girls even more uncomfortable as he didn't look at all like the happy boy they chose to accompany on their journey.
Deciding it had taken enough time, Jiraiya started. "First of all, don't interrupt me. You can ask whatever you want when you're done talking, do we understand?" Both girls nodded reluctantly.
"I can't reveal some information as some I don't even know myself, and others were entrusted with secrecy requirement, even what I'm revealing would be a crime in my homeland, so listen up as I don't intend to have this conversation again anytime soon. Well, where I come from, conflicts occur all the time, we live on a distant continent that I won't reveal the name of, but where I come from every country has a Shinobi village, and I am one of them." Said Jiraiya dropping the bomb, leaving both girls in shock. Sanin didn't give the opportunity to interrupt and continued.
"From a young age we are taught the ways of Shinobi, from elemental manipulation, to weapon handling and combat techniques. I've done a lot of things I'm not proud of, but I assure you it was never for selfish reasons. I didn't lie when I said that my dream was to be a writer, as much as I have blood on my hands, I always dreamed of a world where the cycle of hate would end, so that people like me no longer needed to exist. I never meant to hurt any of you, I swear, but I just couldn't trust someone I'd barely known, and if it weren't for my slip-up today, you'd probably never know this story." he said as he sat up and looked tiredly at the moon, not wanting to see the faces of the two girls who were probably planning to run away from him.
"In my homeland death is common, every time a shinobi dies, I myself have been through near death situations, hell, I even died…." He stopped in shock, almost having revealed the only thing that no one could ever find out – anyway, I don't know how I ended up in that forest where you found me Sapphire, but what I can tell you, is that I was in that condition because I had lost an arduous battle, where normally I shouldn't have survived. I lied to you and unintentionally deceived May, but that doesn't change the fact that I wasn't being honest with either of you. I will understand perfectly if you are afraid and prefer that we go our separate ways. I'll pack my things. Again, I apologize for what I did and I wish you all the best of luck.
May wasn't sure what to do, it was too much information at once, and Sapphire was just as confused. May then decided to have a quick chat with the girl to make a decision. Catching Sapphire's attention, she began.
"What do you think? You've known Jiraya longer than I have, and I'm not going to lie, if what he said is true, he's dangerous. But I can't see malice in him. My opinion may not matter, but I want to try to trust him, now no lies, but I wanted to know what you think." Finished the girl in the bandana looking at her counterpart.
Sapphire thought about everything she'd learned about the boy since he'd appeared to her. Her first encounter in the forest, him almost dying, and soon after becoming her first friend, and also traveling companion, and the current moment, where she didn't know what to do.
Although he lied, he never did anything to hurt her, and he had the opportunity to do so in the forest itself, where no one would know. Remembering the look he gave her when he started his story, she couldn't help but feel sad, as it wasn't something that matched Jiraiya's normally cheerful face. She had made her decision, and with a small smile she walked away from May, to the girl's confusion, and went to Jiraya, who looked at her in doubt as to what would happen.
Sapphire walked over, looked into his eyes and slapped him hard across the face, which Jiraya could have dodged but felt he deserved it for the whole of the work.
"That was for the lies. You were my first friend and I don't want to have a friendship based on lies and deceit. From now on, no hiding anything from me or May, do we understand?" She said looking intensely at the boy, who nodded while massaging his right cheek, with a red mark from the girl's 5 fingers.
Soon after, Sapphire approached again and Jiraya closed his eyes preparing for another slap, only to be surprised when the girl hugged him, surprising May by the boldness of the normally embarrassed drizzle. Sapphire looked at him and said with a smile.
"You're not alone anymore, you have me and May to trust. I'm not going to lie, I'm a little scared of everything you've revealed, but I still believe it's no reason to lose a friend." She ended up walking away, giving way to May, who was slowly approaching.
She didn't slap him, but hugged him too, and unlike Sapphire, she was bolder and placed a small kiss on his slapped cheek, causing Sapphire to growl in anger, baring her fangs, holding back to keep from stepping forward. shameless girl.
While Jiraya was in shock from the action, May took this moment to speak her mind. "I know you even less time than Sapphire, and I didn't understand much of what you said, just that it's dangerous, so promise me you won't get involved with dangerous things, I know we have very little time together, but I like you, so I don't want to see you hurt." She said blushing, only to catch her final sentence and try to fix the damage before it was too late.
"Like as a friend! Yes, friend, hehehehe, are we going to eat? I am starving and the food is getting cold." She said practically running to her plate and eating quickly, leaving Jiraya in shock at the end of current events, while Sapphire in an impulsive act, driven by both her legendary lack of sense and May's actions, caused her to do it. the same, kissing the other cheek, only to be red in the face like a tomato and running to follow May's example, eating quickly as she tried to hide her blush.
Jiraya blinked a few times without understanding, pinched himself 3 times to make sure he wasn't dreaming, and realizing that this had actually happened, started to give his patented perverted laugh, unconsciously sending a shiver down both girls' spines, thinking that for some reason they had done something that would come back to bite them in the ass.
Jiraya sat in seiza again and with one hand he ate, while with the other he wrote in a small notebook, while continuing with his laughter, catching the attention of the girls, who impressively had already finished eating, and looked curiously at Jiraya who continued writing, even after you finish your dinner.
Sapphire tried to sneak around and look at the book's back, but Jiraya always turned around to stop her, and May tried to get closer to pick up the book, only for Jiraya to laugh once more and close the book, which disappeared in a small puff of smoke.
Both girls looked at Jiraya, who stared back at them with a goofy smile.
"Aaaaah, what were you writing that was so important that we couldn't read?" Sapphire said as she glared at Jiraya with an annoyed pout. May didn't say anything, but she agreed with the girl's indignation.
The Sannin smiled and approached the two girls, inhaling in a dramatic way, getting the attention of his small audience, looking at him expectantly.
"When the book is ready I'll show you," he said with another unnerving laugh, only to receive two small punches to the head.
A few minutes later, the three of them packed up their camp and each lay down in their sleeping bag, letting sleep take them.
The next day started early for Jiraya, who prepared a quick breakfast for everyone and went to train a few meters away from the camp, using his elemental manipulation and casting jutsus of different elements and chakra costs.
The result was not pleasant, as his chakra reserve was way below normal, which meant that he needed a lot of training, and that's what he did, performing squats on the floor and then push-ups. He removed his shirt so it wouldn't get dirty and began his long series of exercises.
The smell of food woke up the two girls with abnormal appetites, and they quickly packed their sleeping bags and went to eat, and just when they were done, they noticed that Jiraya was not at the camp, and looking around, May was the first to see him.
She saw him doing push-ups while shirtless, with her tucked in the grass beside him. He didn't stop her push-ups and didn't seem to be having any trouble, which impressed the girl, causing her to keep looking at him, while blushing and not even trying to hide it.
It took Sapphire a little longer to notice that May's eyes were fixed in one spot, and as she followed her gaze, her reaction was similar to May's. They both stared at him, until Jiraya stopped and stood up, making a ball of water appear in her hand and lifting it above her head, only to let it fall and wet him.
Not understanding why he did this, they soon saw steam coming out of him and quickly Jiraiya was dry again. He put on his shirt and approached the camp, only to see the two girls staring at him with rosy faces.
"If you're done looking, we need to pack our things and move on, we need to get to Oldale Town before dark."
And the rest of the day went on without any major surprises, the only one being Sapphire encountering a Poochyena, who after a fierce battle with her Torchic, got her first capture, being greeted by May and Jiraya.
The Sanin remembered the Pokémon care tips and stopped Sapphire from returning her two Pokémon to their Poké Balls, and began treating her injuries as the two watched him.
When Jiraya was sure that the Pokémon's condition was acceptable, he put away the medicine and everyone went on their way.
It was sunset when they sighted the entrance to the town of Oldale. This gave the group a new boost of spirits, and Sapphire, hyperactive as she always was, took off running without looking ahead, only to bump into a boy with a yellow rat on his shoulder and they both fell to the ground.
The boy got up and was annoyed by what had happened. "Look where you're going, what's your problem?" He said looking at Sapphire who knelt down and looked at the boy, who was wearing a blue jacket, brown pants, white sneakers and a pokemon league hat, having messy hair and 'z' marks on his cheeks, the yellow mouse got up from the fall and said an angry 'Pika' for having fallen to the ground. She was saddened to have done something wrong again, but was quickly snapped out of her mind when she felt someone grab her around the waist and help her up. Looking back, she saw Jiraya looking at her worriedly.
"Did you get hurt?" he asked looking directly at Sapphire, who still bewildered, said she was fine and stayed beside him, with May joining in shortly after.
May realized that the unknown boy was not alone, as an older man accompanied him, who was dark and for some reason had his eyes always closed, wearing a yellow shirt with long sleeves, green cargo pants and brown shoes. (Pokémon: Origins outfit)
Trying to lighten the mood, she introduced herself. "Hi, my name is May, this is my friends Jiraya and Sapphire. I apologize for what happened, Sapphire is very lively and often does things like that." Said May, earning an indignant look from Sapphire and a smile from Jiraiya understanding what May was doing. Unexpectedly, the Poké Ball of May's only Pokémon opened by itself, for a happy Torchic to come out and jump into the arms of its trainer, who even surprised, smiled at her Pokémon. "And this cute little thing here is Torchic, my first Pokemon" she said with her Torchic saying her animated name.
The strange boy seemed to calm down and introduced himself. "I'm sorry too, I shouldn't have yelled at you Sapphire. My name is Ash and this guy next to me is called Brock. We recently arrived in the Hoenn region and are on a journey. I want to join the Pokemon league and Brock here is a Pokemon breeder." Said the now known as Ash, smiling and extending his hand, which Sapphire readily accepted and greeted him also smiling, relieved to have avoided a fight.
The older boy next to Ash took the opportunity to introduce himself as well. "As Ash said, my name is Brock and I'm a Pokémon breeder, I've been traveling with him in two different regions and now Ash is going to try his first title." Brock said smiling as he greeted May, Sapphire and Jiraiya.
From then on, a pleasant conversation started and the group, now of 5 people, decided to continue their journey together to Oldele Town, towards the city's Pokémon Center.
Arriving at said Pokémon Center, May and Jiraya were surprised by the structure of the place, being in one for the first time, while Sapphire, Ash and Brock went to the reception, talking to a nurse. As the first two set up their Pokémon to receive treatment, Brock held the nurse's hand and with hearts in his eyes he knelt down and chanted in his typical style. "Nurse Joy, you look tired, let the love doctor here take care of you" he said as the nurse laughed awkwardly, and with female fury, May and Sapphire grabbed each of the boy's ears and dragged him as he screamed over one of them. like Misty having heirs getting in the way of her love life.
Jiraya looked without trying to understand what happened and approached, asking the nurse for basic information, and then reserving the only two rooms left.
After May and Sapphire 'took care' of Brock, everyone took their now-treated Pokémon and went to their respective rooms. As they walked, Ash approached Jiraya and asked a question that had been on his mind since they met the trio.
"Hey, are May and Sapphire twins? They are identical." Said Ash drawing a laugh from Jiraya while May and Sapphire sighed in dismay, knowing that this would be common wherever they went. Brock was also curious, but let the conversation flow.
"No, they are not sisters. I was also shocked when I met May in Littleroot and saw that she was very similar to May, but they are not identical." Said Jiraya making Ash look at him doubtfully while the two girls looked at their friend curiously.
"As they are not the same, look at them, even the hairstyle is the same." Said Ash pointing to the two making Jiraya laugh again. Placing a hand on the boy's shoulder, he began passing on his knowledge of women honed by years of 'research'.
Extending his hand dramatically, he pointed at his two friends, causing Ash to follow his gaze. "My young grasshopper, your statement is a rookie mistake that I make a point of correcting. – Jiraya pointed to Sapphire – This is Sapphire Birch, easily identifiable by her cheerful personality and the small fangs on her upper teeth when she opens her mouth." Said Jiraya making said girl blush as she looked to the side.
Soon after, the Sannin pointed to May. "And this young lady is May Maple, with an innate facility for making friends and very kind to me." He said making May smile blushing a little as she looked at Jiraya fondly, which Brock noticed and made him cringe in the corner of the hallway with a black cloud hovering over his head.
"It's not fair, I've known him for 1 hour and he's already ahead of me." He stood up now with a clenched fist and raised it into the air. "That means I need to try harder, I'm going to see Nurse Joy now!" He said as he tried to get back, only for May and Sapphire to each punch Brock in the head, causing him to fall to the ground with two bumps on his head.
Ash chuckled nervously at the sight of this, remembering his friend and former traveling companion's temper, and he feared that these two also had a hammer, he thought he had escaped Misty's wrath, only to find two other girls who could give a run for your money.
Jiraiya looked at Ash and decided to end his observation. "Ash, you have to learn that no two girls are the same, no matter how similar they look, can you see any other difference between them?" Jiraiya asked with a laugh that made Ash uncomfortable and the girls strangely apprehensive.
"I don't see any other difference, they still look the same to me." Said Ash innocently, causing Jiraya to shake his head in denial.
"Wrong again young grasshopper. Look at Sapphire - Said Jiraya pointing to the girl - She has an athletic body because of the work she did with her father. And look now at May - Said Jiraya now pointing to the other girl - She is more developed than Sapphire, although she is shorter than her. Finished Jiraiya only to receive two punches to the head and fall unconscious.
The two girls were blushing in embarrassment that he had said that in front of the people they had just met, but they were happy that apparently Jiraiya looked up to them beyond just friends. Each grabbed a leg of a still unconscious Jiraya and dragged him unceremoniously to his room, without giving Ash the opportunity to say anything, who raised his hand and then dropped it, sighing for the strange friends he had made.
Brock got up and looked at the scene of the girls dragging Jiraya to the room and couldn't help but laugh seeing Ash confused. Brock put a hand on his friend's shoulder and spoke to him as they both went to his room. "Don't try to understand Ash, in time you will find out what that means, do you agree Pikachu?" Said the breeder looking at the yellow mouse that until now had watched everything from its trainer's shoulder.
"Pi Pikachu" Said the faithful Pokémon as the pair of friends went to sleep in their room.
Back in Jiraya, May and Sapphire, the trio of friends now with an awake Jiraya were getting ready to sleep, and they saw that it only had one big bed. Without saying anything, Jiraiya spread out his sleeping bag and got in it, only to see two girls looking at him without understanding.
"Why are you going to sleep on the floor?" May asked as Sapphire nodded in agreement.
Jiraya looked at the two with an incredulous face and said what would be common sense. "Well, I'm a guy, you're girls and there's only one bed, if not for chivalry, you're in the majority. Sleep in bed, I'm right here." He said trying to go back to sleep, appeals to be pulled unwillingly from the sleeping bag by the two and thrown on the bed. He sat up and stared blankly at his friends.
"Don't be an idiot, you're going to sleep with us and that's that" Said Sapphire without understanding the implication of that, she could be as dense as Ash when she wanted to.
May, on the other hand, blushed a little, but didn't stop teasing her friend. "Like she said, are you going to sleep with us, or are you afraid to sleep with two pretty girls huh?" She said teasing Jiraiya while he looked awkwardly at the two, until he sighed and lay down in the center of the bed, accepting that he had no way of convincing the two otherwise. It wasn't worth another beating to sleep on the floor.
"Alright, you guys won, let's go to sleep because tomorrow morning we need to buy supplies and get information about your first Sapphire gym battle." After Jiraya said that, Sapphire widened her eyes, as she had completely forgotten about it, and tomorrow she was going to register for the Pokémon League at the reception of the Pokémon Center.
The two girls looked at each other and went to the bathroom together to change, but that wasn't the only reason, they needed to have a conversation and this was the opportune moment.
When the two entered the bathroom, Sapphire closed the door and looked intently at May, who had an idea of what the girl was going to say.
"I couldn't bring myself to say that when we first met, but you keep throwing yourself at my friend all the time, why do you do that?" She said looking angrily at May.
May on the other hand smirked as she looked at her friend. "It is not obvious? I like him, I'm just making my move, it's not my fault you're slow." Sapphire's eyes widened as she gaped at May, who had simply admitted without an ounce of shame. Hell, she envied the girl sometimes, it would all be so much easier for her if she had the facility that May had to say what she wanted.
May didn't give Sapphire room to speak as she continued. "You like him too, you can't deny it. You're just embarrassed to say it openly like I do." She finished with a mocking laugh, leaving Sapphire blushing with embarrassment at being exposed like this.
May continued. "I don't know why you're so ashamed, I wouldn't mind trying this together with you. Let's be real here, He's a pervert, I know one when I see him, because I am too, but I also know he's not the type to try anything on us if we get in our way all the time, so what about trying, the two of us together, conquering the idiot and see what happens?" Said May leaving Sapphire again in shock.
What was this crazy girl saying? Was she implying that the two of them would try to date the same boy, with the two of them having mutual consent? Did she think this was some kind of cheap adult book? There had to be some trick, it couldn't possibly be that easy.
She needed to confirm to see if she wasn't hearing things. "Do you know what you're saying? I can only be crazy if you're considering dating the same guy as me at the same time, it's never going to work!" Said Sapphire blushing at May's crazy innuendo, while the other girl laughed at the girl in denial.
"Why is this idea crazy? It's a lot easier for both of us to try than it is to get in each other's way, and it has the bonus that everyone wins and no one is heartbroken. Whether it works or not, we'll only know if we try" May said, before approaching Sapphire still in shock from the direction of the conversation, and in an unexpected act of her friend, May gave Sapphire a quick kiss on the lips, making the girl widened her eyes in shock as she stuttered. May laughed at Sapphire's reaction and spoke into her ear.
"Besides the fact that nobody loses, I also have a pretty girl with me, and as you can see, I play on both teams, and I know you do too, from the way you got the kiss," May said teasing her, making Sapphire look up to her. face as red as a tomato and stuttering even faster.
Although May was having fun with the shocked girl, she took pity on her and decided to stop. "Let's change soon and go to sleep, tomorrow is a long day. But think about what I told you here, there is no reason to have a dispute, it will be much easier for everyone." She said as she changed, putting on a light yellow sleeveless shirt that went up to her navel, and light white shorts that went to her thighs, took off her bandana letting her hair fall to her shoulders and left the bathroom.
Sapphire was in shock for a minute before taking a shaky breath, leaving everything to think about the next day. She took off her clothes and put on a light pink shirt that went to her waist and a light pair of shorts in the same color, which went to her thighs. She removed her bow from her hair also letting it fall to her shoulders, and with a deep sigh, she too walked out of the bathroom, seeing May waiting for her with a smile and moving on.
When they both got to bed, Jiraiya looked at them, imagining that now they really looked a lot like each other, but it was still possible to discern both by their bodies and by their clothes, it was easy to tell who was who just by their clothes.
"Why did it take so long?" he asked with genuine curiosity.
May smiled and nudged Sapphire with her elbow, making the poor girl look away in embarrassment. "Did you know it's rude to ask a lady how long it takes her to change?" She said teasing Jiraya, who looked without reaction and lay down to sleep without saying anything.
The girls looked at each other, and each lay on one side, leaving minimal space for anyone to be uncomfortable, and they all slept expecting a very busy day for all of them.
None of them knew that a being of immeasurable power watched them, intrigued by the events, in a white hall outside mundane reality, watching everything through a transparent orb created from apparent nothing.
Arceus smiled to himself, congratulating himself on yet another good decision. The Chosen One has found its new source of entertainment, and that could only mean more interesting chapters for the tale of this human by the name of Jiraya. He found it interesting that the human made his life a kind of work, it was an interesting way of looking at the mortal life of a terrestrial being, but he had all the time in the world, and he would look forward to seeing what adventures Jiraya and his friends were on. they would get involved.
This added to the boredom that only an omnipresent being could have, after all, there wasn't much for him to do when everything that existed was created by him.