Okane o subete sekai e chikara 4 – My game

Chapter 4

My game

 

Galia’s AS academy, It is a unique construction in many ways. The front as well as the main hall open to the public resembles a kind of mix between an ancient temple and a university. The interesting thing is that it is built next to the face of the mountain, apparently a large part of the academy is inside the mountain itself, so it is inaccessible without using the main entrance.

Ingenious.

Considering that the heart of the academy is within the mountain, it’s ideal to protect the treasures of the science of this world. I must put my hands on them …

«Excuse me, the entrance fee is 10 Ja, 20 Ja if you want a pass to the library» said a man with armor at the entrance. Seems better armed than the guard at the entrance of the city. Well, that man had archers guarding his back.

«It must be difficult to be so long standing at the entrance. Here». I say while I give a coin to the guard of the academy.

«Huh… eh. This is … a silver coin!?»

His shock is normal, according to the bartender, the value of a silver coin is 100 bronze, which in turn is worth 100 copper, which is the local currency «Ja», so a silver coin equals 10,000 Ja. I understand that it is enough for a family of 4 to live without issues for a month and a half.

Of course, that is limited to the economic state of this city. Like everything, it varies from place to place, I have no doubt that there will be places where it is worth more or less than that.

«Consider it a tip, keep the hard work».

«B-But, this is too much».

«Don’t worry it’s nothing». Seriously, no matter how much I give you, it doesn’t affect me at all.

Well, leaving the guard behind, I pass through the halls of the academy, there are some paintings on the walls, some seem to represent important events, others are portraits, surely of great characters in the history of the academy, or the whole world. Naturally I don’t know anyone, or maybe I do, it’s not like I could relate the images I see with the things the bartender told me, whatever.

Although I do not recognize anything I see, I look in amazement and detail at each article on the walls and in the hallway. Some genuinely caught my curiosity. Such as the prototype of an apparatus capable of converting certain materials into another, a dark and resistant one, but at the same time light, which apparently is capable of bouncing if thrown on the ground. No matter how you look at it, isn’t that rubber?

So far the carts I’ve seen have simple wooden wheels or metal. It seems here the rubber tree was not found, this device could be the key to developing modern wheels. If I have to travel by wagon sometime, I prefer it to be comfortably. The structure of the wagon is important, but without appropriate wheels there is a limit to how much vibration can be reduced, in addition to protecting the wheels from wear, especially in these unpaved roads.

I must remember to make this one of the first projects to be financed, it must be ready when the time comes  for me to go to Jagheb.

From the information I obtained, I deduce that the most developed place in the region is the capital city of Jagheb, «Bombasta». It’s where I must go to continue my way to the top.

Although this city is protected by height, it doesn’t have great defenses if it were to be seriously attacked.

Isn’t as if a nation would spend the necessary resources to conquer it, after all, a conventional siege is useless, since the city is self-sufficient.

But it’s still possible to invade it if the plain is conquered little by little. Of course, it would be a hard campaign, since the mountain must be climbed, and the losses would probably be much greater than the gains, which is why this place is so peaceful despite the war in the region. But it’s not a guarantee, even I thought of an efficient way to conquer it, not that I plan to do it, I just calculated how safe I am in this place.

While my mind wanders between my plans for the future and the curious objects and paintings of the academy, a group of four people, a woman and three men began to discuss worried. All wearing the same uniform, consisting of a red board suit with a pocket on the left side with an AS badge, a white shirt underneath and a red robe above all, pants of the same color in the case of men, and a plaid skirt of an ocher color, with green stripes in the woman’s case.  All slightly vivid colors, and somewhat dirty, if you ask me.

«Excuse me, what could be the problem?»

«Huh, Who are you?»

The youngest of the group observes me with curiosity, He didn’t expect a stranger suddenly to interfere in the discussion. His features are quite childish, although I do not imagine robust and strong men as academics. The others watch me silently, looking me up and down.

«I’m just a science enthusiast. If I can help some of the great minds that work to expand the horizons of human knowledge, I would feel honored».

Everyone’s looking in suspicion, with the exception of the young man whose curiosity seemed to be increasing. I think I already found my treasure key.

«I’m sorry, but they are matters of the academy. If you excuse us».

And with these words of the academic woman, the group moves away to continue their discussion without curious eyes. And speaking of curious eyes, the young man turned to observe me once more, to which I respond with a warm smile. Apparently he had conflicting thoughts stopping him, so I decided to give him a push.

«Something worries you? I was serious when I said I wanted to help».

Gathering courage, the young man made his decision, and looked at me with determined eyes.

«Actually, there was a problem at the entrance of the city, and we cannot obtain an important package that comes from beyond the valley. It is essential that we have it as soon as possible, or a year of efforts will have been in vain».

«I see, does it have anything to do with tonight’s event?»

«Indeed. It is for the equinox, there is an experiment prepared for the exact moment it begins. Last night one of our members went to the mountain valley to pick up a rare plant that blooms only on the nights before and after the equinox, but apparently the guards at the gate do not allow him to pass. They say they received notice that the flower can be used to make poison and will not allow us to enter it».

«And is that so?»

«No, definitely… probably not, I had never heard that it could be used for that. We use it as a catalyst, nothing more».

While explaining his situation, the young man feels somewhat insecure, due to my watchful gaze. I certainly look at his expressions and words in detail, to carefully judge what words to use.

«Alright, for now let’s go to the city gate to talk to the guards, we won’t solve anything by staying here».

«Others already went to do it, but the guard doesn’t listen to arguments».

«No problem, I am confident that he will listen to me».

And with my confident words, the young man was convinced that I could do something. We left for the gates of the city, on the way I greeted the guard of the academy, who returned the greeting vigorously. If you give someone money without asking for anything in return, they can do nothing but see you as an altruist… If they are naive.

«It seems he respects you a lot».

«Well, he’s a nice guy. Won’t he behave like that with everyone? »

«I don’t think so, Caret is rather someone of few tempers, especially since his girlfriend argued with him for not buying a good ring when he proposed».

«Ho, so there was a story like that. It’s hard to be a wage earner».

«This… you».

«Argent. Call me Argent».

«Yes. Argent, your words sounded sympathetic, but at the same time distant, you aren’t a wage earner, right?»

«No. I am currently a traveler, in search of the truth of life. I go from city to city, observing the AS academies of the world, reading their books and learning everything I can, but I’m not an academic like you… »

«Zera, I’m Zera. I still don’t get my academic research degree, despite having graduated as a student. Honestly, I think Argent is more an academic than me».

«I think you’re still young, if I look more intellectual, it’s because I’ve lived longer and I’ve had time to learn and reflect».

«Huh…»

«One day you will be a prominent scientist, which all academics will talk about. You just have to make an effort, without rushing things».

After a long walk from the academy to the entrance of the city, during which Zera was repeatedly worried. I showed a reliable smile to comfort him along the way.

Arrived at the lookout, you could see a large group of people wearing the academy uniform arguing with the guard. Apparently they were getting nowhere.

«Greetings, I heard there is a problem».

«Ah! Arg … Argent, these people want us to allow the plant that…»

«Say no more. My academic friend, Zera, assured me that this plant is no poison. I fully trust his opinion, so I would like you to allow them to bring it in the city».

«Mm. I understand. Very well, if Argent trusts his word, they can enter the city».

«Argent! You did it, you really did it, the guard heard you».

«Of course, Zera is someone of trust, it is my duty to convey that trust to the guard. Of course, such attention deserves reward, here you go».

With a deliberately exaggerated movement, I deliver a silver coin to the gate guard.

«Argent, that’s…»

«Is nothing. Thank you very much, Mr. City Guard. Please continue to work hard and be understanding».

I make a greeting bowing and the guard copies my actions, something unsure of whether or not to bow to greet me. Of course, because of my words from yesterday.

«Well, I hope with this I have contributed even a little with the research».

«No, it has been a great help. Even if we had managed to convince the guard eventually, it would have been too late and we would had to wait a whole year to conduct the experiment. Really, thank you very much!»

«There’s no need. If I can be of help it’s enough».

And in this way, the case of the problem at the entrance of the city was solved and I began to walk away silently. Behind my back, some of the academics were heard rejoicing and others discussing.

«I’m glad it was solved, but where did they heard that the plant could be used as poison?»

«It’s a mystery».

Yeah, a mystery…

 

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«Ah! You are!»

«Greetings. Say nothing, remember that I don’t want it to be known that I’m a noble».

«True. I’m sorry…»

«Listen, I have an important mission for you. I heard someone try to attempt against my life. It seems the information about my arrival in Galia was leaked in some way. As I understand it, they will use a poison made from a valley flower».

«Ah! Last night a man from the academy left the city towards the valley».

«That’s it. Surely he went to collect the plant to prepare the poison. Do not let them bring it into town, or I will no longer feel safe when eating. Could you do me this favor?»

«Of course!… But academics are very respected. I don’t think they t…»

«I wouldn’t suspect academics either, but maybe someone is deceiving them. One way or another, I can’t be careless when it comes to my life, do this for me. Of course, as a nobleman, I cannot simply accept your help without giving something in return, have this coin».

«A silver coin… I won’t let you down!»

«I count on you».

…

Let the game begin.

 

<-Chapter 3 – TOC – Chapter 5->

Okane o subete sekai e chikara 3 – Mentality

Chapter 3

Mentality

 

SHIT HIC! DAMNIT, SHIT SHIT SHIT HIC!

buo the gell japens wit me, I fucking laugh at myself, being so calm, Sooo logic. Whate fuk logic explains this shit, I am in another fucking world damint, one like TLO to add… I’m gonna die, that sadistic TLO didn’t had mercy even with a Rookie, and my stats are even lower. Theere ar monsters here, mutations or de like…

What was I thinking… «so I also decided to buy some necessary things, like a sword».

ters no dout Hic! that a freaking suord is goin to safe my life, I don’t even know how to wield it, my strength is a joke… uuuuug i wana kry Hic! I dont even have the strength to wear armor. Forget the monsters, anyone could kill me effortlessly… there are… If the other Earth had bandits, murderers and psychos, don’t think twice, this world is full of them, in TLO there even was a criminal class <<Bandit>>.

Uuuuh. Aren’t I like, the dream targett for any bandit? AAAH! HIC!

Maybe I should reconsider the course of my actions? I could just spend the rest of my life in this peaceful place, I would probably be safe… No, no NO NO! I spent my whole life studying and working to reach the top, to have money, and when my efforts began to bear fruit everything went to hell, I couldn’t get to enjoy what I worked for.

Can I really live like a simple peasant in this town?

FUCK NO! NEVER! I DON’T GONNA DO IT! EVEN IF IT COSTS ME MY LIFE, I WILL NOT RETURN TO THAT PATHETIC STATE!

If I do that, it will be like that time since the accident, before TLO, I’d rather die trying to reach the top, than live quietly in the background.

This world, this body, are a second chance. I have little information so what? I can buy it, yes… I can buy everything. On Earth the rich do not lie in a corner shaking from fear of being assaulted, no, they are the powerful who trample the rest like worms.

Power and money are inseparable, if you have one, you are bound to have the other. The powerful are rich and the rich are powerful. I have more wealth than anyone could ever dream of. Unlimited wealth, only unlimited power can overcome that. I can’t lose, I can’t be defeated by anyone… Yes… As long my enemy isn’t god himself, I should be able to manage to get well off against any opponent.

I’m the worlds’ wealthiest man, I can’t be wrong, I should be in the top of this world. If in the past I aspired to it, in my current state, with limitless resources, why the hell do I doubt it?

In the other world I fought for wealth and couldn’t enjoy it, in this world I plan to do it without moderation, without regrets.  But first, I must guarantee my safety, that will…

In a different way at the time I was transported to this world, everything turned dark.

 

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«AAAAGG, my head.»

Fucking hangover, everything is spinning… I remember buying obscene amounts of alcohol, the man at the inn looked at me a little surprised, but said nothing. I drank a little too much, although with what happened yesterday, it was inevitable.

In the morning of yesterday I came to this world, a world like the game TLO, that I was obsessed with for a whole year. Surprisingly, until night, when I tasted food and drink, I was in denial and acted as Maki said he would if he was transported or reincarnated in another world.

Feeling the taste of the food and satiety it caused when it reached my stomach, was a reality shock for me, there was no way to deny it. This really happened, I’m in another world…

The best will be to continue as before. Yesterday I could get basic information, thanks to the conversations I heard in the armories while examining the merchandise and pretending to meditate on prices. Follow some of the travelers I had seen on the way to Galia was a good idea, I don’t think the locals would have talked about some of those things so familiar that even a child would know.

My next step will be to get information, in quantities and of all kinds. for now I will go to the bar, at least in TLO it was possible to buy information from the bartenders.

«OH! Good morning, a hard wake up?»

» Something like that, I may have exceeded myself a little».

» Well, it’s not like I haven’t seen others drink like that or even more, but you don’t look the type».

«Make no mistake, this was an exception among exceptions».

«I see, something special happened, so… Good or bad?»

«Last night I thought about the answer, right now, I think it’s good».

«I’m glad then».

A classic bartender and client conversation, even so, I said more than I should. No doubt a man able to start a conversation so naturally with a stranger and make him talk as if they knew each other for years, surely have a lot of information available.

Without fooling around, I walked to the bar. In this inn -The most expensive one I found near the city gates- has a restaurant and a bar on the ground floor. Of course I didn’t eat and drank at the bar last night, even if it is an expensive place and therefore, with some class, it does not mean that I feel safe among a bunch of drunk men carrying swords.

 

In this inn the best rooms -Like mine- are as large as a regular apartment, and have furniture, so I just ate in the room. It would be a problem if someone had heard me babble last night.

«I would like to buy some information» I said softly from the bar, of course at this time the bar is empty, even so, I prefer to make sure that my voice is not heard in the restaurant next door.

«Oh! well, well. This is interesting. What kind of info?»

«Everything from the simplest to the most restricted you have».

«He, hehe, hahaha, What’s this? Pal… If I had to say what my Job is, I would not be a bartender, the information is what I do, and I have accumulated a lot. I can certainly take all morning to tell you what you want. Sure you can pay?»

«Believe me, I’m sure I can pay what you ask, but don’t forget, I want everything, even common sense things».

«Amusing, I am very interested in knowing who you are, to ask for all the information. In other words … you don’t want me to know your objective, don’t you?»

«You are a professional in the information market, you certainly know how valuable it is».

«No doubt. Very well, no one should come by the bar in a few hours, let’s start then».

Without a doubt, asking for all the information is a way to disguise what I really want. The curious thing about this case, dear bartender, is that my goal…IS all the information.

 

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The bartender was useful, I spent all morning listening to him. If I analyze all the information I obtained, he is certainly a professional, he didn’t  forget to include details of the most obvious things. The price was much higher than everything I spent so far, but it certainly was worth it.

Now that I think about it, there is another reason to think well about how I spend my unlimited fortune, in addition to calling attention to myself.

As a businessman, I know very well how unstable the market can be, taking into account that a lot of money appears «out of nowhere» from one moment to another, the consequences can be enormous. Even so, that applies in an international market, if I see it from the point of view of internal trade, it’s similar to money coming from abroad, it enriches the country, so the more I spend in one place, the more prosperous that particular country will become.

» With the new information I have, I think it’s time to enrich this peaceful place».

Not wasting time, after having a good lunch in the restaurant of the inn, I walk through the streets of the city.

Yesterday I didn’t have any information, but I could realize that being unarmed besides insecure is strange in this world. At least for a lonely traveler, so I focused my search in the armories.

Today I have much more data, so I can extend my search widely. Right now, a certain place has my attention, the <AS Academy of Galia>.

Apparently, like a thousand years ago, there was a war that involved the entire continent of Antei, in which mankind faced the «enemy». There are not many records of the «Age of the Legend», however, It is known that someone from that era known as «AS», was the mind behind the strategy that led to the victory of humanity, and is one of the main responsible for human supremacy on the continent.

He was the brightest mind of the Age of the legend, and while he lived, he founded academies throughout the world, in which human knowledge is located, is as well the place where scholars meet.

Don’t make conclusions, it’s not what you think. I certainly want more information, but that is now secondary, my priority is the academy itself.

Apparently, academies accept financial aid from benefactors, who are granted special access and attention. It is said that in name of progress, academy scholars can offer their services to their benefactors and more if they propose expensive projects that aims to the future of science. Of course, that they offer to finance.

Right now my main goals are, to become the main benefactor of the academy (naturally asking my identity to not be public). Get access to the exclusive library of the academy (there seems to be another non-exclusive one, but I don’t think I can get much more than what I got from the bartender in that one), as well as the guidance and assistance of an academic. Also, to put my hands on the artifacts protected by the academy.

It’s said that, from time to time, they sell them at astronomical prices at auctions when the academy goes through a bad economic situation. If I offer them unlimited funds, I don’t think they will deny me one or more of the artifacts.

Due to the chaotic situation in the region, caused by the current war between Jagheb and Iren, most of the rich men, who financed the academy, have focused their attention on the war sector. If the academy is not yet in a bad economic situation, it will be soon and they know it. In the best case, I could even become the only benefactor of the academy, thus gaining access to virtually everything they have and know.

I’m not as good Samaritan as to give them my support without obtaining any benefit. To take advantage of their moment of greatest need is not dirty play, it’s something natural in the business world, those are the rules of the game, my game.

 

<-Chapter 2 – TOC – Chapter 4->

Okane o subete sekai e chikara 51 – El que previene no lamenta

Capítulo 51

El que previene no lamenta

 

«… ¿Eso fue japonés?»

¿Qué cosa dijo?

No es como si no me hubiera planteado la posibilidad, o mejor dicho, no quería creerlo, pero el general demonio… ¿Es como Ryuuji y yo? Un jugador de TLO.

Pude ver como trataba infructuosamente de comunicarse con Ryuuji. A pesar de reconocer japonés, no lo entiende. Es razonable. Incluso si tuviera una habilidad de traducción como la mía, al parecer no funciona con un idioma de otro mundo. A decir verdad, no creo que la mía lo haga tampoco, simplemente tuve suerte de que Ryuuji hablara japonés y no algún otro idioma que no conozca.

Esto… Es una oportunidad de oro. Incluso con lo peligroso que es, El general es ahora una fuente de información sin precedentes. No solo es el general más peligroso de Iren, sino que también es otro jugador de TLO. Debo extraer toda la información que pueda de él.

Claro, no planeo exponerme personalmente, dejémosle eso a Ryuuji, si alguien puede hacerle frente es él.

Es lamentable que el general dejara de hablar tras unas pocas palabras. Pero que podía esperar que hiciera si de todas formas su oponente no entendía nada de lo que dijera. Pero de lo poco que dijo y de la forma en que se mueve, puedo aprender bastante.

Algo más que pude notar, fue la diferencia entre él y Ryuuji. Era como el cielo y la tierra. Ryuuji hizo el intento de derribarlo como a sus anteriores adversarios, pero con mínimos movimientos, el General lo hizo ver como un niño que lucha contra un dinosaurio.

Sabía que la diferencia en sus habilidades sería abismal, pero esto. Incluso si podía resistir ese ataque con la fuerza de su brazo y la resistencia de su armadura. ¿Cómo evitó ser desplazado?

El ataque de Ryuuji tenía esa inmensa fuerza tras de él, incluso si el general no se movía, el suelo que pisa es simple pedregullo, debería haber cedido, sin embargo permaneció indemne. Apenas puedo imaginar cómo fue capaz de hacer eso.

La velocidad de Ryuuji también fue superada en un suspiro. Por si fuera poco, tras un momento en el que podías creer que era misericordioso, demostró crueldad e indiferencia por la vida de Ryuuji. Al parecer es como los Irenitas, solo le tuvo piedad para darle la oportunidad de pelear en serio y al juzgarlo un gusano, perdió el interés.

Pude notar más cosas, pero el tiempo de Ryuuji se estaba acabando. Aun así, cada segundo que lo observo adquiero valiosa información, ¿cuánto más podrá soportar Ryuuji?

«Reporte de la búsqueda».

«¡Señor! Basado en nuestra propia proximidad a la puerta norte, y en vista que no han habido avisos de incidentes. La búsqueda debe estar a un kilometro de la puerta Sur, kilometro y medio de la Este. Al parecer aun sin éxito. ¡Señor!»

«Córtenle la cabeza y continúen con la búsqueda».

«¡No los dejaré!»

Para sorpresa de todos, Albert se había puesto de pie, y sosteniendo la espada de Ryuuji, se colocó entre él y el soldado Acme que estaba por decapitarle.

Bueno, eso me importa poco, aunque es bueno tener algo más de tiempo. Al parecer los soldados en otras áreas de la ciudad casi han llegado a la zona que preparé esta mañana como contingencia para el incidente de los rebeldes. Si espero más tiempo podrían descubrir mi As en la manga. Será mejor hacerlo de una vez.

«¡¡AAGGH!!»

«Un esfuerzo inútil. Pero supongo que te has ganado la muerte, terminaré con tu dolor, por respeto a la hormiga».

¡Joder! Fue solo un instante, Ryuuji se levantó y se arrojo frente a la espada del general para proteger a Albert. ¡No fastidies! Estaba a punto de ejecutar mi plan, ¡no te vayas a morir frente a mis ojos!

¡¡KABOOOM!!

¡Funcionó!

Temía que decidiera dejárselo a sus hombres, pero acerté al predecir el patrón de pensamiento del general. Después de todo, sin dudas parece alguien que no se anda con tonterías. Cree que esto fue un ataque enemigo y planea hacerles frente personalmente.

Se movió a gran velocidad y sus hombres le siguieron. Curiosamente, incluso el soldado que Ryuuji derribó se levantó y se fue con el resto. Oye, Garonte quedó severamente herido y aún ahora creo que está cubierto de vendajes, pero ese tipo se levantó tras poco tiempo y además se mueve perfectamente. No puedo asegurarlo, pero para que eso sea posible, debió hacer algo para amortiguar el golpe cierto? Estos tipos de Iren son unos jodidos monstruos, incluso cuando los superan en fuerza…

Tan pronto como los soldados se alejaron lo suficiente, corrí hacia Ryuuji, no podía permitir que un recurso tan valioso muriera.

 

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Al alejarnos de Garush, pude sentir como mi acelerado corazón se tranquilizaba. Estábamos lo suficientemente lejos como para no sentir los temblores causados por el general.

Al caer la noche, debimos acampar, en ese momento, le informé a todos sobre como proseguir.

Gracias a los mapas que compré tan pronto llegamos a Garush, sabía que la ciudad de Kashmir se encontraba  a un par de días de viaje al paso de una persona, pero esta multitud probablemente tardaría más.

Pero para el día siguiente llegaríamos a una encrucijada, y mi plan era seguir hacia el norte, adentrándonos más en Jagheb.

Esa encrucijada sería de vital importancia, pues sería el momento para toda esta gente que me sigue de decidir si ir conmigo o tomar su propio camino.

Por supuesto, como alguien comprensivo, les dije a todos que lo pensaran por la noche y tuvieran su decisión lista en la mañana, para cuando llegáramos a la encrucijada.

No me cabía la menor duda de que la gente de Galatea escogería dejarme e ir a Kashmir, a donde se supone que fueron los esclavos liberados por los rebeldes. Albert y Selia estarían allí de no ser porque ella fue envenenada.

En cuanto a los habitantes de Garush. Si bien cualquier camino sería mejor que la vida que tenían, por un lado estaba el destino desconocido al que me dirigía, que además implicaría varios días de caminata. Por el otro, una ciudad que sabían era prospera y se encontraba solo a un par de días más de viaje.

La decisión más lógica era obvia, pero por si acaso, le encargué a Ren que por la noche ejerciera la influencia hipnótica de que si desconfiaban en lo más mínimo de mi, debían seguir el camino más seguro e ir a Kashmir. Después de todo, por si alguno decide quedarse, será mejor que se trate de alguien que no me cause problemas.

En casos como este Ren es sumamente útil. Y no solo ella, ahora que nos alejamos de Garush, el harp de Gara’kat vuelve a vigilarme de cerca. Si hay algún peligro podré huir con su ayuda.

Para empezar, el harp no es que me cuide por su gran dedicación a mí. Él me vigila y a Ren, de quien puedo depender para escapar casi en cualquier situación, ya que siempre la tengo cerca.

Uno de los recursos valiosos que obtuve durante mi estancia en Galia.

Y no solo eso, también el recurso estrella de esta ocasión. Regresando para su segundo gran éxito, me refiero al material explosivo que obtuve en la academia.

El general y sus hombres pueden sospechar todo lo que quieran de un grupo de asalto mágico, pero ningún mago tuvo que ver con esas explosiones. Fueron resultado de la simple química y un truco sencillo.

Desde el momento en que me enteré de lo que planeaban hacer los rebeldes, sabía que necesitaba un seguro de vida en caso de que algo saliera mal. Lo primero que me vino a la mente fue, ya que yo de todas formas no estaba directamente involucrado, que cualquier distracción de mediana o gran escala funcionaria para escapar.

Lo que me vino a la mente fue obviamente, una explosión, igual que la de la academia de Galia. Si algo funciona una vez con alguien, no hay razón para que no vuelva a hacerlo con otro incauto. Tal vez no me arriesgaría si se tratara de Jemur, pero no siendo el caso, ¿por qué diablos no?

El problema, una vez más, es que no contaba con un harp para aparecer e iniciar la explosión como en el caso de Galia. Así que debía idear una forma de ocasionar la explosión, sin que nadie se enterara y sin ayuda.

Entonces decidí recurrir a otro recurso estrella. Mi habilidad <Lo que es mío es mío>

Esta habilidad es capaz de devolverme cualquier objeto de mi propiedad, sin importar que alguien más lo tenga en su poder, mientras no se trate de un equipamiento. Es decir, solo estaba limitado por ese detalle y por el alcance de mi imaginación.

Fue en ese momento que decidí experimentar.

Supongamos que quiero recobrar un objeto, pero este está muy lejos, o a gran distancia, o incluso, si esta encima de otro objeto, o debajo de.

Recordé entonces al herrero de Galia al que encargué hacerme dos armaduras. Recuerdo haberle dado una carretilla con una pila de monedas de oro, y le pedí que las usara para hacer una armadura de oro puro y otra bañada en oro, como pago podía quedarse con todo el oro sobrante.

Es decir, en ningún momento dije que le daba la carretilla. Fue por eso que intenté recuperarla, y volvió, y además estaba vacía. Es difícil pensar que el herrero no la hubiera usado para alguna cosa, debería por lo menos tener tierra o quizá restos de metal de algún trabajo, pero la carretilla estaba inmaculada, como si solo lo que me pertenecía fue recobrado y nada más.

Volví a probarlo, pero con una vela encendida, colocada sobre una tabla, al recobrar la vela, seguía encendida, o al recobrar la tabla, la vela no volvía a mí, en su lugar, caía al suelo debido a que la tabla debajo de ella fue removida. Esto era la clave.

En distintas casas vacías de Garush, coloque con extremo cuidado algunas cantidades de la sustancia explosiva de la academia, luego, acomodado entre un par de muebles, una tabla de madera o algo similar que me perteneciera y parada sobre esta, una vela encendida.

El mecanismo era simple, en el momento en que quisiera iniciar la explosión, solo debía usar <Lo que es mío es mío> para recobrar la tabla, haciendo caer la vela encendida sobre la sustancia explosiva. Kaboom! Una bomba a control remoto.

Por supuesto, colocar varias fue en caso de que alguna de las velas se apagara. Por esto cuando ejecute el plan, lo hice en varias casas a la vez, de ese modo, en caso de que uno de los mecanismos fallara, la explosión en una de las casas contiguas iniciaría una reacción en cadena.

Lo bello de esto, es que las velas son un articulo común, por lo que incluso si no se volatilizara por completo con la explosión, no levantaría sospechas a nadie encontrar una vela en una casa.

Por esta razón, es que incluso si el general es alguien que vino de la Tierra moderna, la idea de una explosión a control remoto no debería cruzar por su cabeza, al menos no en un buen tiempo. Entre tanto, estará persiguiendo a un grupo inexistente de magos en dirección al sur.

Para cuando decida que eso no sirve de nada y quiera enviar gente al norte, lo más probable es que sigan el rastro de un grupo grande y lento como el de toda la gente que seguramente me dejara para ir a Kashmir. No solo no tendré que preocuparme por alimentarlos, sino que hacer que se vayan por su camino será una distracción extra que me permitirá huir hasta adentrarme todo lo posible en el territorio de Jagheb. Salvar sus vidas no fue en vano.

 

<-Capítulo 50 – TOC – Capítulo 52->

Okane o subete sekai e chikara 2 – Checking my status

Chapter 2

Checking my status

 

Galia, a politically independent city, build in a plain over a mountain with the same name. With natural defenses against invasions and due to the considerable flat land, can grow and hunt freely to stock up on food. Located near the eastern strait of the Antei continent. Galia is just outside the disputed territories between the great powers of eastern Antei, the Kingdom of Jagheb and the country of Iren, an oligarchy, known for its war-based culture.

This world is apparently also named «Earth», can be coincidence, or due to the automatic translation working by << Borderless trade>>. However it makes it easier to understand some conversations so that’s fine. Although the name is the same, no doubt the circumstances are different, for instance in this world there is magic, monsters and apparently <<Half>>, hybrid beings with humanoid forms and beasts traits. All that sounds pretty fantastic, but apparently they are quite rare, it’s not common to see any of those things, except for some monsters.

In Galia however, It’s supposed to be possible to see Half flyers from time to time, they seem to have some nest closer to the top, since there have been no incidents in which people were attacked, they decided to ignore them, something quite logical, specially for this peaceful city.

I said peaceful, but still a lot of people carry swords or other weapons.

Speaking for myself,  of course I didn’t want to seem strange, so I also decided to buy some necessary things, like a sword, wristbands, gloves, a hat to protect me from the radiant su… to hide my face. I can’t decide what other defensive equipment to buy, after all I don’t have the strength to bear the weight of a full plate armor, although is if the safest. Even the sword that I purchased, was decided by its weight and simplicity.

Of course, to avoid attention, I didn’t buy the most expensive equipment. Just the immediate inferior that I could carry without problems.

Do you think that attracts a lot of attention? Not so much taking into account that I get each piece from a different store. If I suddenly bought a whole set of expensive equipment it would be very noticeable.

As for lodging and food… Don’t need to think about it, I can only accept the best one in the area. Face it, if we consider the civilization level, even that is inferior to the commodity of a mid-class family house, I can’t force myself to have a worse time, especially when the price doesn’t matter, and I’m serious. In the end I was right, my funds are unlimited.

After going from one place to another all day, I’m tired, physically and mentally. For now it will be better to leave the armor for later, I will go to my inn room to rest, and it’s not that I doesn’t have something of equal or greater importance to verify.

Already in my room, I check my current attire, the sword and my own hands… There it is!

 

 

 

NAME:	ARGENT MAKOTO	RACE:	HUMAN		1
JOB:	MARKET MASTER	RANK:	GERON	LEVEL:	1
VP:	24/25	RESISTANCE:	2	DEFENSE:	1
MP:	6/8	KNOWLEDGE:	84	INTELLECT:	295
ENERGY:	9/20	STRENGTH:	2	MIND:	3
AGILITY:	3	TALENT:	1	SPIRIT:	2
ITEMS▼	EQUIPMENT▼	SKILLS▼	TITLES▼	MONEY:	00

 

Mm, I have a feeling that it looks different, but I’m not too sure… Energy: 9, I’m pretty sure it was two digits this morning. Now that I think about it I feel pretty tired and hungry, in TLO the energy was a stat that reduced itself over time and if it reached zero provoked a powerful debuff, and you needed food to reload it, I suspect it’s not too different from that, I need food, but since this isn’t a game, I will also need sleep.

Well, I already ordered dinner, I will eat in a few minutes, so forget it for now.

More important than these poor stats, I’m more interested in those arrows next to the other sections… If focusing in myself let me see the stats, maybe if I focus in the arrows… Bingo.

Equipment:

Clothing: Trade Master Suit▼, Luxurious Mince Cape.

Outerwear: Armin leather gauntlet, Robust Platinum Wristband, Leather boots of the wolf of the wind.

Armament: Mountain Storm Sword▼

…

Mm, interesting, well, the names are the ones mentioned in the stores, not gonna pick in it anymore. There’s nothing like a super flashy name mixed anywhere, it’s not like I bought anything that seemed to be extremely powerful. Ignore it!

What matters is that apparently the equipment also has of those arrows, which means I can get more details if I focus…

Mountain Storm Sword▼

<< Forged with a fragment of electrified rock on the mountain during storms .

-Resistance to electricity +3.

– Boost electric and wind attacks +2.

– Simple electric attack in 1% of attacks>>

Oh, It has some interesting things after all like the name implied, not a bad purchase, despite being so expensive… not like it matters to me anyway. Let’s keep looking.

Trade Master Suit▼

<< Default clothing of the trade master.

-Resistance +50.

-Mind +100.

– Resistance to negative effects.

-Self-repair Medium.

-Energy consumption reduction>>

………..

OOOOOOOOOOK…………

Shit! those specs… well, I mean, its normal if you think of it as the merchant’s final class uniform.

Unlike basic professions as an adventurer, High ranks of specialized classes in TLO are far superior to ordinary humans, as reward for how difficult it is to reach that state, now I regret not have anything else equipped. Well, in fact to make the class change you have to take off all the equipment, since you will receive the exclusive default equipment, like the Trade Master Suit.

Leaving that aside, there’s something that interests me MUCH more.

Items ▼

<<Item bag (Trade Master) >>

Skills▼

<< Trade (GERON).        Borderless Trade.           Elite Dealer.

What’s mine is mine.     Peerless Provider.          Miracle Seed>>

Titles▼

<< Scammer’s Terror, Ultimate Merchant, The richest in the world>>

OK, let’s think about it for a moment…

I know almost everything I’m seeing, like the item bag. If I remember correctly it allowed to carry up to 99  of the same item per slot. At the start of the game you have 10 every time you rank-up. Additionally, the merchant’s item bag had an extra function, you could pay to have extra slots and more space for slot, very useful especially for some rare items that used more than one space.

In short, I can carry more items the more I pay to keep the expansion, the price raised exponentially, so to expand from 50 slots to 60 cost 16 times than from 40 to 50. Since I have infinite resources I can expand it infinitely… WIN.

As for the skills, «Trade» allowed the different basic functions of the merchant class, it being GERON rank, implies that I have all the functions, although I only know what I had up to the ANER rank, I have no idea if in the real world such restrictions even affect me… Whatever, better have it than not.

«Elite Dealer» granted discounts in stores as well as bonuses when selling items in stores… that’s useless to me now. Well, in the real world it may have other applications.

«What’s mine is mine». No idea about this one, didn’t have it before, must be from the rank up, so I don’t know its functions.

«Peerless Provider» allowed to place items for sale online to sell automatically, so you could sell items while doing other things, naturally it worked perfectly for when you were «afk», so you could even sell while sleeping. No idea what to do of it outside TLO.

«Miracle Seed». How the fuck should I know, not only I don’t know it, the name doesn’t ring any bell, and it certainly doesn’t seem to belong to a merchant.

Well, the skills mostly leave much to be desired, in itself it does not seem that some will be useful for anything, «Borderless Trade» being the sole exception. I will be lost without that automatic translation, a fine example of its use in the real world.

Regarding the titles, «Scammer’s Terror», it was a special title granted to me after I beat many scammers in their own game. Then having a GM to reward me for my achievement. In-game it allowed to see details beyond the basic description of a manipulated item.

Is it possible to do that here too? If so, it is very promising.

«Ultimate Merchant». Based on other classes that when reaching GERON rank obtain titles such as «Ultimate Swordsman» or «Ultimate Mage», I can assume that this is the title for obtaining the highest rank of merchant.

It is assumed that each title of the «Ultimate» series gives a strong bonus to the basic stats of each class, not like the merchant has one. To begin with all stats has a class focused in them, and even if it had one, I don’t think I could find a use for it, forget it for now.

The title that really caught my attention, and in every way…

«The richest in the world».

No matter how I look at it, Isn’t this responsible for my current unique purchasing power?

If I am right, is more than a WIN, is GG. Never seen it before, but I already love it.

My introspection was interrupted by knocking on the door, which was then followed by a servants voice calling out.

«Dinner is ready sir».

«Thanks, I go immediately».

Well, I will think again about all this new information later. For now I going to eat and sleep, I need all the «Energy» I can get for tomorrow.

 

 

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Okane o subete sekai e chikara 1 – A world like TLO

Chapter 1

A world like TLO

 

The irritating and warm morning sunlight that was pouring directly on my face forced me to an awkward awakening.

Looking around me, I see a plain and many trees, green as far as the eye can see. Looking down, I am wearing a strange cloth with ochre colors and embroidery in carmine and gold. For the moment, for some reason, I am not particularly disturbed or nervous, despite waking up in an unfamiliar place, wearing unknown clothes; but that’s because I find it familiar. I have certainly seen it before; the act of digging through my memories helps keeps my sanity for now.

Even with the blazing sun in the sky, the air is fresh and humid, that is one of the factors that lead me to think its morning. Besides that, last time I was awake it was night-time, around 3 or 4 am in the morning. I really don’t remember it that well; time has been meaningless to me these last past months. Tonight I was immersed in T.L.O (True Life Online), like every night and day in the past year.

Don’t think of me as an obsessive of videogames, you would be wrong. T.L.O is the first, and only game, I have become obsessed with in my life since ‘Carmen Sandiego’ (a detective game I played as a child). I am actually a businessman; you could think of me as a seller or dealer. I worked in a relatively big company while climbing to the top. I reached an important and very well-paid position, as it should be. I really was a rising star, until an incident that changed my life.

Roughly fifteen months ago I lost my much-desired job and I was relegated to minor labors that wouldn’t take me anywhere. Due to legal reasons, the company couldn’t fire me or cut my salary, which until then, had always come on the rise, since I am someone ambitious and a hard worker… Or was. But it was clear that since then, I had become a nuisance.

When rising in the company became impossible, I fell in depression; since I knew I couldn’t work, nor earn so much money anywhere else. In a blink of an eye, my ambitions faced an obstacle that I could not overcome. While in this depressed state, I saw a commercial that captured my attention immediately, it announced the opening of a new game-server for a game that was apparently gaining popularity, but I hadn’t noticed before.

Why that commercial caught my attention even though I was no video-game lover myself?

It’s because one of the characters in the game that appeared in the commercial looked just like me. He wore ochre clothes with red and gold embroidery and had an emblem with coins, apparently a merchant-class of the game. But beyond the clothing and, of course, the differences that anyone can point out between a computerized image and reality, it was me.

It’s out of the question that I hurried to acquire the game and sign-in to that particular game-server. As a matter of course, I took the path of the ‘merchant’, not just because I myself was one, but because otherwise I could stay calm, since besides that one time, I never saw that commercial again, nor found it on internet. In hindsight, I would be lying if I said that at any point I thought it was a hallucination, but now…

«That’s the character I saw in that commercial…», it’s what I couldn’t get out of my head. It’s the same visual that I’m seeing my own reflection in the nearby stream by where I awakened. Since the beginning, the character was identical to me, I just needed to dress the same way to look like it, which means that these clothes I am wearing are… those of the final rank of the merchant class.

Last night, after many long hardships, I finally reached the requirements to up-grade my T.L.O character to the highest rank of profession of the merchant class. So far, no matter what I did, neither my character, nor any other person or character looked like the one in that commercial. The only thing I could think of is that it was the highest rank of the profession. Well, it isn’t weird for commercials to expose the final forms of each class.

Taking into account that T.L.O is a pretty sadistic game, only the vicious will play for long enough to reach even the intermediate rank of any class and therefore it’s no surprise that even after a year of the server opening, no-one’s even reached the highest rank of the unpopular merchant class.

Why sadistic you ask?

At the start of the game, everybody has a character of the class labelled ‘Rookie’, without any talents and child-like stats. The only enemy they can defeat, at level 1, is the weakest in the game, and it gives only 1 experience point, and then the next weakest, that only gives 2 experience points, is proportionally stronger and harder to beat, that’s twice the work. To that we must add; that to level up to a level 2 ‘Rookie’, you need a thousand experience points…

Considering a super-weak character, which needs an atrocity of time and work to build-up, those simply curious just leave the game almost immediately. Few in number are the casual players to attain the level 10 as a Rookie, necessary to move forward into the ‘Adventurer’ class.

The ‘Adventurer’ is slightly stronger ‘class’ than the Rookie. If I had to make an analogy, its equivalent to a normal teenager, and I’m serious; the character isn’t stronger than a high-school student.

The benefit of advancing to the adventurer class is that it’s possible to learn weaker versions of the class’s skills of the ranked classes, helping when it’s time to finally choose one. Of course, at that point, you’re nothing more than addicted to the game.

If I have to guess, I’m embodying my character from TLO. A friend in the game, which proclaimed themselves an otaku, talked to me about novels and TV series where this was a thing.

Based on what I knew until now, this isn’t a virtual world and that technology is far from been as realist as life itself, so I guess this is reality, another world most likely.

How do I know it’s another world?  Well if you ask me…

Pick your favorite:

The people I has have been seeing while hiding myself in the foliage wear clothes severely out of time, they pull carts, and wield swords and bows.

Every now and then, I catch a glimpse of animals like your typical bunny, deer and sheep; only these have unnatural colors and marks on their bodies.

And my favorite; as soon I focus on myself, like the time I stared at my clothes upon awaking, something like this appears in my minds’ eye:-

 

NAME:	ARGENT MAKOTO	RACE:	HUMAN		1
JOB:	MARKET MASTER	RANK:	GERON	LEVEL:	1
VP:	23/25	RESISTANCE:	2	DEFENSE:	1
MP:	5/8	KNOWLEDGE:	78	INTELLECT:	295
ENERGY:	14/20	STRENGTH:	2	MIND:	3
AGILITY:	3	TALENT:	1	SPIRIT:	2
ITEMS▼	EQUIPMENT▼	SKILLS▼	TITLES▼	MONEY:	00

 

………………..

«WHAT THE HELL!?»

Fuck, for a moment I lost my composure when I looked again… uf.

Well, basically, I have stats and a class, so I must assume that this world has a ‘system’, like that of the game, although mine are lower than normal with the exception of Knowledge and Intellect. Even if they reset the character for some reason, they are too low, even for a Rookie, which has all stats set at 10 from level 1 to begin with.

TLO had a parallel-level system. The character and the ‘Job’ were independent…

I didn’t embody a character, so I myself became one?

So my true self is weaker than a Rookie from the game?

I’m not even going to even think what the fuck ‘Intellect’ and ‘Talent’ represent. Those weren’t in TLO, what are those… I mean, by their names I can figure-out what they are, but a ‘Talent’ of 1… I better stop depressing myself already.

If this is reality, I need to figure out a way to survive. If my stats are lower than a kid’s, there’s no way I can last long by myself in the open. For now I must seek refuge, so I will follow the path where people have been walking to and from. Of course, I’ll leave a safe distance between them and me. I don’t trust strangers, especially in a strange world.

After walking for roughly an hour (I can’t tell exactly, I don’t have a way to measure time, as my watch didn’t come with me) I finally see a town appear in the distance.

The houses around the town appear to be made of wood and stone, with un-painted walls, irregular surfaces but having tiled roofs.

The road seems to be constructed of stone and earth, barely better than the path I travelled on.

This is definitely reminisce of the middle ages, I find it hard to believe that even in the modern era there are settlements like this even on Earth …

As I approached, a man clad in leather wielding a sword, set his gaze upon me.

He is located next to a wooden tower of about 6 meters in height, in which is another man, that carries a bow and is watching every move I make.

Naturally, I didn’t attempt to enter the town somewhere else, the bowman in the tower would have probably recognized me as someone suspicious or hostile; act normal for now would be for the best. Right now, what worries me most is…

“Stop right there, identify yourself” A voice commands.

Oh! I understood perfectly what he said. Apparently language will not be a problem, although the movements of his mouth and the words he says don’t match… Automatic translation?

Now that I think about it, the merchant class has an advanced skill which allows communication with other intelligent races for trading with in the game.

It’s because of that skill?

I think it was a function of ‘Borderless Trade’, a skill I get in at the merchant ANER rank.

Since the ‘class’ ranks are: PAIS -> EFEBO -> ANER -> GERON.

ANER was just before this last upgrade, so it is no surprise if is pretty powerful.

 

“Pardon me. I am a traveler who hoped to rest in this town”.

“Very well, I will check your status, give me your hand”.

 

Check my status with my hand, really?

I better do as he says, though I don’t know the meaning of this.

After I did it, the man kept looking my way. Fuck; it starting to make me nervous… There’s nothing suspicious about me…really!

 

“Argent Makoto. Human, Merchant… ‘ARGENT’ MAKOTO!?”.

 

GAH! The guard is startled and starts to sweat all the while looking at me with eyes stretched wide-open, apparently his shouting startling the tower archer a little too.

 

“Aaaa fa-family name?…you have a family name… AN ARISTOI!”

 

What the fuck? Now that I think about it, my real name is besides my character’s name from TLO…

He takes it as my last name? Is it unusual to have a last name?

 

“Sorry for my lack of decorum, nobody told us that a noble would be coming”.

 

Ah, no, I’m not a noble. First of all; I have to prevent this from becoming an incident.

 

“Ahem, there was no notice because I am in incognito, you know, I don’t want to get attention, I’m just traveling”.

“Mmm, understood. I’m not sure about noble affairs, but…”

“It is my wish for nobody to know that I am here. Will you go against the wishes of a noble?”

“Of course not. If that’s your wish, I won’t touch the subject anymore. Now, if you’ll excuse me, the entrance fee is 100 Ja”.

 

Eh? Ja? Ha? Do you want me to laugh a hundred times?

Of course not, obviously this ‘Ja’ is the local currency. What a problem…I don’t carry any money, and if I did, it wouldn’t be ’Ja’.

What the fuck is ‘Ja’? The currency in TLO was ‘G’ for Gold.

Isn’t a noble exempt from paying things like the toll?

What kind of non-classist world is this?

Fuck, now he is looking at me in anticipation, I can’t say I don’t have any money.

A poor noble? Impossible.

For now I will pretend that I’m looking in my pockets… eh? What’s this?

There’s something in my hand I put in my pocket, but I’m sure there was nothing in my pockets, it feels metallic and its shape…

 

“Here”.

“100 Ja, I confirm that I have received payment, please enjoy your stay in Galia”.

 

The guard took the coins from my hand and let me in. For a moment he tried to bow, but then stopped; he remembered that I said I didn’t want to gather attention.

So far I managed to overcome the first obstacle, now… from where did those coins come from?

Even my status showed zero money, better to check it.

Money: 00

Yep, double zeros. But just now I had found money, even in the local currency.

I wonder… If I focus on a certain amount…It worked! I Have 10 coins in my hand.

This makes no sense, unless…

If I think about it, at the start, in TLO you obtained a random amount of money from 100 to 500G, and if you spent it all, it showed ‘0G’.

There was never something like double zero, which means, maybe those aren’t zeros, but something that didn’t exist in the game system, but a ‘something’ which represents an incredible and astounding symbol that’s beyond mortal aspirations, but is still everyone’s dream, the infinity symbol: ∞

Which means that the money I have isn’t zero, is Infinite, Limitless… OK, calm down…calm, I can’t gather any attention; I’ve got control of myself…

 

Screw that! I’ll buy the fucking world!

 

 

 

<Prologue – TOC – Chapter 2->

Okane o Subete Sekai e Chikara – Prologue

Okane o Subete Sekai e Chikara

Prologue

 

In a green prairie under a clear sky, radiated by the warm light of morning, is a well-maintained stone path. On which a carriage moves persistently, pulled by two horses with robust build.

Even at high speed, the passengers don’t feel any discomfort. Since the carriage is of sublime quality, with a design focused on the comfort of the illustrious lord who travels within.

So an excellent carriage, with fancy ornaments containing red mince skin curtains and gold threaded embroidery together with polished crystal windows that lets natural light through. The wheels, almost twice as thick as normal, have a special covering that reduces friction and offers protection to the fine wood from which they are made. Yes, such a carriage is like a beacon, telling the world how wealthy its owner is. It’s no surprise for a bandit group to be present waiting to ambush it.

“OH NO!”, said a slim but well-fed man, showing of his well-off job. It was the coachman, who attempted to turn around at the sight of the obstructed road ahead. However, it was too late; another group of bandits were approaching on horseback from behind.

This showed that the bandits would not let anyone escape, even if they had to distribute the loot between more people. They thought it worth trouble and they were probably right, since in the carriage was the wealthiest person currently alive.

When the bandits were about 6 ft from the carriage, a figure appeared out from within it.

It was a young man with unruly brown hair, emphasized by a white band on his forehead, a snub nose and serene clear honey eyes. He was wearing a silver breastplate over a blue shirt and a golden shoulder pad with the engraving of a dragon upon it. He had single black gloves inscribed with white runes, and on his waist over his leather pants, you could see a sword in its sheath which was made of what looked like red scales. Standing out over the rest he wore white exotic shoes, with the emblem of a large feline in their sides, which looked as if they come out from a different age.

At the sight of the young man, some bandits remained motionless, their minds overwhelmed by shock. Only the leader could make out the situation, a corpulent man, wearing an open shirt of a dirty blue coloring. He looked as someone to be reckoned with, in fact the bandit leader wielded an undulated great-sword which stood-out for its sheer size.

Of course, those who gave up were the most outstanding members of the group, those who knew the only chance they had to keep their lives was to surrender. This proved to be true as in mere seconds the heads of the several bandits, who committed the stupid act of aggression lay upon the floor, spraying blood.

How idiotic you can be to attack the <<Hero>> of Jagheb, a man who effortlessly defeated the clandestine Gerga organization, who had over six hundred members. One whose deeds are the theme of songs and someday, legends.

“It’s over. Those who are still alive have already surrendered”, said the young man, looking at the owner of the carriage, the mastermind, the person who’d orchestrated the plan for the eradication of all bandits in the local area. He was now watching the fruits of his bribes, the fake information he’d planted in the underworld weeks ago and of course, hiding the fact that he was traveling with the hero.

Including this gruop, now making eight bandit groups that have been taken down and dismantled. The pace was excellent without a doubt. However, to keep up the pace, until all the large bands of bandits have been taken care of, it will be necessary to hide the fall of this group of bandits too, but that won’t be an issue after all; I am the richest man of all time.

The elimination of the criminals is a big step in my path to the top of this world. It’s unbelievable how such of a worn-out cliché, the ‘unguarded carriage’ is, to make those fools keep falling for it every time; one time after another. The education level of this world is unmistakably low; compared to modern-day Earth. Not like I didn’t know it already, but the difference is still surprising, although it doesn’t apply to everyone.

«Ho, you leveled-up Hero».

«It’s necessary for you to call me hero now?»

“Well, finishing off a bandit group and saving the noble in the carriage is the standard cliché, since you made an heroic act; I call you hero” .

«You are doing it just to mess with me. Anyways, it’s been a while since I levelled-up. I was probably already pretty close; those guys were too weak to give any real experience «.

«You used to refuse to kill people… You were quite naive back then».

«Coming from you, I don’t know how to take that. I bet you still see me as naive».

«You’re not wrong, but you have grown «.

«And you’ve become even more corrupt».

«Not at all. I’m just as twisted as the day we met. After all, what could corrupt me more than an infinite amount of money…?»

 

 

 

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Hi everyone, keitaro-sempai here. After reaching 50 chapters of Okane, I finally take the ride to translate the novel to english. Since english isn’t my first language and the story is full of complicated words and concepts, i don’t expect it to be perfect, but at least understandable.

This story is for those of you who want to see a logic-driven world, with a cunning MC who show how smart he is in full view, and not as some out of camera «oh shit! how did he knew?» or «how has he done that?». Those questions will be answered, but you will have the chance to figure it out yourself. Anyways, i hope everyone to enjoy it as much as i do!

Also, I will take this chance to open up to you. I will really love to keep up with this and be a full time writer, but that present an issue, i will require money to pay my bills, so i will by opening a patreon for any of you who like the idea of me focued in this project.

Since I am not only the real and only author but also the translator, i hope you all to understand that i will be doing the releases when possible, but if we reach the goals, i will by putting in the effort to meet the corresponding numbers while keeping the quiality of the chapters. So, if you wanna have me working non-stop in the novels, support me in patreon or paypal, every help in my dream of become a full-time writer will be appreciated.

 

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