Chapter 288: Waver
"Vahn! You’re really here~!" exclaimed Riko, waiting near the entrance of Utopia with its other residents. A few were out on overnight or multi-day expeditions, but after more than a year inside, most chose to remain close to home and return at night using Waypoints.
Dismounting from the back of his transformed clone, which he had been riding with Bonney sitting in front of him, Vahn caught Riko, Prushka, and Mitty as they pounced on him. The appearance of the fluffy and fragrant Narehate hadn’t changed since he last saw them, owing to their biological immortality, but Riko had shot up to around 145cm, making her around the same height as Tatsumaki without her heels. Fortunately, the latter wasn’t present, lest she get annoyed that Riko was developing in places she had stalled in her twenties.
"How have the three of you been?" asked Vahn, sporting an affectionate smile as he set the trio down and habitually caressed the heads of Mitty and Prushka. He could have produced a third arm to caress Riko’s as well, but having his senses linked between six perspectives made it difficult to create and control additional extraneous limbs.
Beating Riko to the punch, Prushka raised and balled her hands into tiny fists, exclaiming, "I miss Papa, but I’m happy to see Papa Two after such a long time! Let’s all take a bath and sleep together like before!"
"A sleepover doesn’t sound too bad..." affirmed Vahn, his smile cramping as Bonney, after hearing Prushka’s remark, narrowed her eyes and stared daggers at him.
Piggybacking off Prushka’s words, Mitty confided, "I also miss Reg, but I don’t think it was a mistake to come here. We’ve all gotten much stronger in the past year."
"That’s right...!" exclaimed Riko, her green eyes glistening as she mirrored Prushka’s guts pose and proclaimed, "This place is awesome! Not only are there a buttload of unique places and environments to explore, but there’s basically an infinite number of plants, animals, and insects to discover and catalog! You have to let me show you my notes and sketchbook...!"
"I would be happy to," affirmed Vahn, nodding as he shifted his right hand from Prushka’s to Riko’s head, causing her to close her eyes and beam. At the same time, he surprised many of those present by reverting his clones to their original forms to greet and interact with those who approached to welcome him and his passengers’ return. Kakashi wasn’t too happy to see that Fran had been riding on his clone’s back with Ghislaine, but he didn’t make a fuss as the group from his world, consisting of Obito, Rin, Asuma, Guy, Kurenai, and a few others from their generation gathered to welcome her and greet Vahn—some for the first time...
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