little millionaire
Note: I write this chapter at dawn and upload it, in case there is any mistake, I will correct it later. Thank you for reading.
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When I arrived in the room, as usual, I searched it thoroughly because I didn't want any surprises the next day. I know it's highly unlikely, but it's better to be safe to maintain my purity.
After finding nothing, I sat on the bed and decided to go to the space where my Zanpakuto is located to train again and familiarize myself with my abilities.
At this moment, I am focusing on perfecting three powers, one of which I call the 'Eternal World.' It basically involves taking my opponents into an advanced illusion where I have complete control over this world, including the time you spend in it and the functioning of your senses, etc.
The second technique I'm practicing is the "Infinite Divergence" ability, which is basically creating a barrier around my body that prevents anything or anyone from touching me unless I allow it.
To achieve this, I focused on the knowledge of quantum physics because I need to understand space-time to accomplish it. Space-time is a dynamic entity that can be curved and manipulated by the presence of energy and matter. If we could effectively control space-time, we could manipulate the distance between two objects and create a kind of "barrier" that prevents them from touching, even if they approach each other, thus creating the illusion of infinite space between the two objects.
To understand this in quantum terms, we can turn to the wave-particle duality of matter. According to quantum mechanics, subatomic particles have both particle and wave properties, which means they can exist in multiple places at the same time, known as quantum superposition.
If we could manipulate space-time in some way, we could create a barrier that separates the two objects and manipulate the quantum superposition of the particles composing these objects. In this way, even if the objects approach each other, the barrier created by the manipulation of space-time would keep the quantum superposition of the particles of the objects separate, meaning the objects could never touch.
In other words, manipulating space-time would allow us to create an infinite space between the two objects, which would imply an infinite distance between them, even if the objects were physically close. This is because manipulating space-time alters the geometry of space and changes the distance between objects at a quantum level.
(This was the best explanation I found, just believe it)
Lastly, I'm also focusing on the power of attack reflection, which, when combined with my previous ability, would make me nearly invincible.
Even though I'm focusing on these abilities, it doesn't mean I neglect practicing others, such as the power of flight. Many might wonder, "Why practice flying when you can create wings with your incarnation bow ability?" Well, the reason is simply that I think it looks cooler to walk in the air, unless there are moments when it's really necessary to show off with some wings.
An important detail I hadn't mentioned before regarding the wings is that I've enchanted my organization's uniform. However, to be able to use the wings, you first need to be an official member and fulfill some important missions to earn them. These wings are created using energy from the sky and the earth and have a design similar to the wings in the Chinese novel "Battle Through the Heavens."
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The next morning, I started helping the girls practice their magic. Just like with Yuri, I began by reinforcing their foundations because most people have a weak foundation when it comes to magic, which forces them to use lengthy spells to create something.
As for me, I continued training the physical abilities I had learned from Cid. I must say they have been incredibly useful, and I still get great results from them, so I always exercise when I have spare time.
In the afternoon, I put on a mask and used a portal to go to my publishing house to release the second volume, which is scheduled to be published in a week. They also paid me with a lot of gold coins. I have to say that with my adventurer missions and the money from book sales, I've actually become a small millionaire.
Although it's strange that a bank hasn't been established yet, as it would save me many problems when transporting money. If it weren't for my enormous spatial ring, I wouldn't know what to do with so much money.
Moreover, now that I have enough money to live a comfortable life without any worries for the future, I can say the phrase "Money doesn't buy happiness," even if it sounds hypocritical to mention it. But it sounds cool. If I ever feel lonely in the future, I'll have to cry in my mountains of gold coins.
"Perhaps from now on, I should distance myself from poor people and emphasize that they are poor because they want to be, also reminding them that they lack the shark-like mindset and revolutionary ideas that could change the world."
But quickly, I dismissed those thoughts and looked at my reflection, thinking how this dirty, vile, yet necessary money is changing me.
After that brief moment, I used the dimensional portal once again to return to the Claude family mansion, and then I enjoyed the afternoon with the girls who had decided to show me around the city.
In the following period of time, I continued with the same routine. I can't say I got bored because it was quite the opposite.
"How are you feeling, Secily?" I asked with concern.
"I feel a bit better, but it's still hard for me to continue with this because it disgusts me," she said in a sad tone.
During this time, I have focused on teaching her basic biology and guiding her through things like dissecting dead frogs to observe their organs, typical activities done in some places to learn about the functioning of the body.
I do this to improve her healing magic because knowing about the body's functioning will greatly help her in healing others.
As for Maria, I'm teaching her almost the same things I taught Yuri since they both share a magical element, which is fire. But it's not just that; I've also taught her magic related to her other affinities.
The only problem is that she still struggles to condense her spells because she doesn't visualize her ideas correctly when doing magic.
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"Ryu, how about we have a practice duel?" Maria asked confidently.
Seeing her, I knew that maybe she had succeeded in creating one of her spells. If that wasn't the case, I couldn't think of any other likely reason for her level of confidence. But I didn't refuse; instead, I accepted:
"Alright, but how about we make a bet to make it more exciting?"
She had no problem with that and easily agreed:
"Okay, let's make a bet. But what does the loser have to do?"
I thought for a while before speaking again:
"If I lose, I'll have to fulfill any request you both make, and I won't be able to refuse. But if I win against both of you, you'll have to fulfill any request I make."
When they heard the bet, they had different reactions. Maria wasn't nervous since she had a lot of confidence in defeating me, while Secily was a bit unsure, and her face was slightly flushed.
"Alright, but you can't back out after losing," Maria said.
"The same goes for both of you," I responded with a smile as we walked towards the practice room.
When we arrived, we took our positions for the battle.
In my case, I decided to trap them in an illusion since they would fall for it easily. Just as I expected, they didn't realize they had fallen into an illusion, so I took the opportunity to grab a rope and tie both of them to a part of the wall, then sat in a chair, waiting for them to wake up.
A few minutes later, I could feel them starting to wake up slowly. When they realized they were tied up, they were astonished.
"It seems like you've lost," I said while smiling.
"What did you do to us?" Maria asked, full of doubt.
"Well, you were just so confident that it was very easy to put you in an illusion," I calmly replied.
"When did you do it?" Maria asked again.
"You shouldn't worry about that since both of you lost the bet, and now you have to do anything I want. Or are you going to deny the bet after losing?" I asked mockingly.
Both girls blushed deeply because they didn't know what things I would ask of them. Secily was the most embarrassed since she's already a bit shy, and now she had to fulfill something like this.
"What will you do?" Maria nervously asked, almost inaudibly.
Seeing them like that, I couldn't resist teasing them, so I stood up and slowly approached the two of them. When I stood in front of them, I hugged each of them with one arm while getting closer, whispering to them:
"What do you think any normal person would do when they have two beautiful girls like you in this situation?"