41 seeing them again
As we took a walk through the imperial capital, we passed by various places, such as an enchanted item shop and small businesses, while buying some things to eat.
It's worth mentioning that the currency in this world consisted of stone coins, iron coins, copper coins, silver coins, gold coins, platinum coins, and the recent introduction of bills, which we will discuss later.
Stone coin = $0.01 USD or €0.01
Iron coin = $1.0 USD or €1.0
Copper coin = $10 USD or €10
Silver coin = $100 USD or €100
Gold coin = $1000 USD or €10,000
Platinum coin = $10,000 USD or €10,000
Regarding the bills, they come in various denominations, as follows:
$1 USD, $2 USD, $5 USD, $10 USD, $20 USD, $100 USD, $500 USD, $1000 USD, $5000 USD.
(Note: The values of the coins have been simplified for convenience, and although some of the bill denominations don't exist in reality, they should not be taken seriously.)
I must say that a lot of people were looking at us, or specifically, they were looking at me. I don't like to sound egocentric, but I tend to attract a lot of attention when I'm not wearing a mask, not to mention the little Yuki on my shoulders, who was looking around with great curiosity.
Suddenly, we found ourselves amidst a crowd outside a building. Shin approached one of the people in line to inquire, and as I had suspected, it was a play by the wise man and the guru.
Continuing our walk through the city, we veered off the main street and arrived at a place resembling an alley. Since there were several shops in this area, we decided to look at the storefronts here... until I heard two familiar voices and a few unfamiliar ones.
"Wait! Please stop!"
"You guys! Enough already!"
"Oh, how scary. Don't get so mad. I was just asking you to come and play with us."
"That's right, that's right. It'll be fun if you come and play with us, and you might even feel good too."
"Gyahaha! That's true!"
When I saw the situation, a great anger welled up within me because both girls were Secily and Maria. Without hesitation, I went towards them to help. I wouldn't let anyone intimidate my girls.
"I warn all of you, it would be better if you back off if you don't want to die," I said in a flat tone, but those who knew me would know I was annoyed. Shin followed me since he also felt uncomfortable witnessing such a situation. Seeing how upset I was, he realized that I apparently knew those girls, so he decided to observe for the moment. He wasn't worried about me getting into trouble because he knew my strength.
"What's the matter, kid? Do you have a problem with us?"
"OoOo, you look good, huh? Pretending to be a ally of justice?"
They began to mock, but I didn't pay them much attention since they were weaklings. I solely focused on the two girls standing in front of me. They had become even more beautiful than before.
"Ryu!" Maria and Secily recognized me and were overjoyed. They tried to approach me, but one of those guys stood in their way.
I didn't waste any more time and created a barrier in this place to prevent anyone from witnessing what would happen here. After that, I exerted a tremendous gravitational pressure directly on those guys, causing them to quickly kneel.
Both girls noticed this and ran towards me, embracing me. Shin, on the other hand, was taken aback seeing them hugging me. When his gaze turned to Secily, he felt a strange sensation as if he had lost something. However, being a little slow in this regard, he didn't pay much attention to it.
"How have you been all these years, girls? I see you've become even more beautiful," I couldn't help but compliment them.
Both blushed and hugged me tighter. I gently stroked their heads to calm them down. Just then, we heard a cough coming from the side. It was Shin, who was in a bad mood after eating dog food.
"Oh, I almost forgot! Girls, let me introduce you to my younger brother, his name is Shin."
"Shin, let me introduce you. This is Maria, and this is Secily. I met them while traveling across the continent, and both of them are my girlfriends," I proudly declared.
"Who's your girlfriend? We haven't formalized anything yet," Maria said, but her flushed face gave her away. Secily was equally blushing.
"The rings both of you are wearing on your hands are concrete proof of what I'm saying," I said with a smile, as I noticed that both of them were wearing the spatial rings I had given them.
Unable to bear seeing us flirt any longer, Shin decided to interrupt us:
"Pleasure to meet you."
"Nice to meet you, Shin," both girls greeted.
"How about we go grab something to eat? I don't want to stay in this place all the time," I said as I took both girls' hands and walked.
"What will happen to them?" Maria asked, pointing to the people who tried to intimidate her.
"We'll leave them there for a while so they can learn a lesson," I replied.
When they heard me, everyone nodded, and we set off towards a place to grab a bite to eat since it was almost noon. But as we were leaving the alley, unnoticed by anyone, I left a small clone behind, which went on to kill each of those individuals and burn their bodies to leave no trace of them behind.
When we were at the café, we started chatting about various things that had happened during this time. In Shin's case, he also talked about his discoveries during this time.
"By the way, Maria, why didn't you finish off those guys? The little training I gave you would have been enough to defeat them," I asked, as I had many doubts about the matter.
"The thing is, the use of magic is strictly prohibited in the city, so I didn't have much to do," Maria responded.
"Not only that, Maria hasn't been able to progress much in her training because she was very sad when you left. Our mothers started talking to us about many things, and before coming here, they told us that if we found you, we should let you know so you could bring your family to the house. When they saw the rings on our fingers, they didn't leave us alone for a long time," Secily said, blushing as she spoke about the rings.
"What are you talking about, Secily? You were in the same situation as me, and you couldn't make much progress with your healing magic either," Maria replied, trying to defend herself.
"I see. Well, don't worry because when we enter the academy, we'll have plenty of time to practice. Also, regarding my family, they will soon find out who they are as they will come for the school's opening," I told both of them.
On the other hand, Shin wanted to leave as he felt very excluded.
"By the way, Ryu, can we know what you meant when you said that when we meet, we might have more sisters? Did you flirt with other girls during the time you were training?" Secily asked, radiating an aura that put a lot of pressure on me, with a smile on her face that was quite intimidating.
"Ohhh! I remember now! It's true, can you clarify that?" Maria chimed in with the same attitude as Secily.
Meanwhile, Shin became interested in the conversation and looked at me with a smile, reveling in my discomfort. Seeing him, I couldn't help but swear that I would get back at him in the future.
"Um... Oh, right, I had to do something..." But just as I tried to escape, two hands grabbed me by the shoulders, preventing me from doing so.
"We won't let you go until you explain it to us..." Maria said with a soft but scary voice, while Secily looked at me with a very scary smile.
I could only sigh and gaze at the endless sky because apparently I had a long time left before I could fulfill my harem fantasy.
