Chapter 46: Leafa 1
"Mitosis was certainly unlimited, but cell storage was not," Hiro muttered as he chewed another bit of soil and converted it into iron ores in Mutual. Luna had brought some of the soil samples to show the priest how Hiro turned the soil into iron ingots.
The priest was not very impressed, to say the least. After all, Hiro had interfered in their mining industry. Nevertheless, since Hiro was a symbiote, they didn’t speak against it.
Usually, Luna would ask Hiro to provide her with the usual couch and bed made of tentacle, but she restrained herself since the priests were watching.
"I see. Hiro seemed like a godsend for Litmus, which lacked natural resources, wasn’t he? Unfortunately, I don’t think we’ve seen that kind of soil around here. Please don’t work Hiro too hard, okay? Litmus was our biggest iron customer. It would be a heavy task even for a symbiote to fulfill its entire needs."
"Of course. Um... Please rest assured. I don’t think Hiro could meet the national demand all by himself. My father said they will still buy iron in the following years with no change in the amount," Luna said.
"Well. That is not mine to decide. We have arrived in Cuda; you shall stay there. While we do not believe you can help directly with our problem, I believe Hiro will do his best to help our country." The priest said. The mansion almost shone as the sun gazed above it. Hiro sighed at the luxurious mansion that stood out like a sore thumb even when they just entered Cuda’s gate. It was at least 8 stories high, while the rest of the buildings inside the city were at most, two.
"Yes. Of course," Luna nodded. "If you have used goods you would like to recycle, such as broken knives and tools, Hiro could turn them back into iron ingots."
"Well, we shall see," the priest said. He then left Luna alone in the mansion. There were some butlers outside, but this large room was for Hiro and Luna alone. Hiro quickly formed a pillow beside her, and she quickly hugged it and slept on his tentacle.
Hiro had a job of making the iron ores with Marissa and Elysia, so he preserved his cell storage. Luna saw it as him being vigilant under Mutual’s eyes, so she didn’t complain.
It didn’t take long for Luna to feel bored. When she came out of her room, a maid greeted her.
"Greetings, benevolent symbiote, and their bearer. May I help you?"
"Can I go out?"