Chapter 95: Another Trouble

I arrived at the Junior's Club and remembered that I had a burger and pizzas in my storage ring which I took out and ate while waiting for the guy to arrive.

"Want some?" I offered the pizza to the two pairs of eyes staring at me with a mix of surprise and intrigue as I literally pulled stuff out of thin air in their perspective.

I gave them a box even without their answer because I'm not going to wait for the reply and continue eating the slices of still warm cheesy pepperoni pizza. I wash everything down with fizzy coke before Junior conveniently appears from the back of his club and walks up to the bar.

"Oh, welcome again, dear customer." His hand rubbed like an eager merchant to make another fat profit.

"It's Ray. Anyway, I need your help to forge me an ID. I already know you run not just a club." I quickly clarified before he could make excuses to dig up information.

"Uhm.. sure." Junior replied hesitantly but instantly vanished and replaced with eagerness after I slid another brick of gold on the countertop which he quickly took away and hid it under his suit.

Shouldn't the gold bullion weigh a lot? How did he hide it that easily? Not to mention there isn't any bump on his suit as the gold brick is also big.

"How quick can you get it done?"

"An hour… No, half an hour. Just give me a moment to make a phone call."

I nodded as Junior scurried off not after reminding the girls to provide me the best hospitality while he was away.

The twins sat at the left side of the countertop enjoying their pizza while I sat in the middle. They then look at me before moving closer, trying to do just what their boss ordered.

"The gold bullion… it's your semblance right?" The older twin asked and clearly was very interested while the younger twin is more shy to talk as she just stay beside her older sister.

"You could say so." I shrug, not intending to give a proper answer.

"But, how can you create something out of thin air? The Lien and now the gold bullion. Does that mean those gold are fake?"

I shake my head and point at the last slice of pizza on my box. I then channel my mana to create another identity slice.

"Replication? No, you didn't have a gold bullion on you when you created one." She said thoughtfully as she tried to find an answer.

Intrigued by their interest to learn about my 'semblance'. I showed another hint by Tracing another can of coke into my hand and crack it open to take a swig.

"Oh, he can create things. Maybe create what he has seen before?" The previously silent younger sister suddenly made a guess which is close to what Tracing is.

"Bingo. Though, not what I saw before and instead, what I understand." I corrected Miltia.

"That's…"

"Cheat? Haxx? I heard that a lot." I smirked smugly and made a simple wave of hand to create a pile of gold bullion and then dismissed them immediately after.

With this ability alone, wealth was never an issue except the risk of crashing the economy if I went overboard. After all, things are valuable because of their rarity and market demand. If gold is abundant as common rock, is there still value in it? No.

"Though, please keep this a secret between us. Okay?" I requested which surprisingly they accepted easily. I thought they were gonna extort me off some cash or something to keep their silence.

Junior returned immediately after and gave me a device called Scroll. Basically a futuristic smartphone that is using some holographic technology made possible with hardlight dust thingy.

"Your ID will be completed in half an hour as promised. Anything else?" He asked enthusiastically.

"Yeah. I need a bank account too and help me turn these into cash." I pulled out a black briefcase that when opened is filled with gold bullions filling the entire briefcase.

"Are you the bastard son of Schnee or something? Having this much gold lying around." Junior was in disbelief while the twins were giving me the knowing look.

"Does my identity matter?"

"Nope, not at all. As long as you are a paying customer, I Junior Xiong will do my best to fulfill any of your request." Junior capitalizes this chance to seize the opportunity to secure his cash cow.

"Really? Anything?" I voiced my doubt because certainly there is a limit to what he can do.

"Yes." Junior replied confidently.

Seeing that he is eager, I state my request for a map and the good spots for outdoor camping etc. What? I'm here for a vacation after all. If wealth can spare me from the headache and hassle of scouring Akasha for specific information, I might as well do it. Besides, a person's input is somehow equally valuable when involving information.

"That's all you need?" Junior sounded disappointed. "I thought you would ask for a councilman scandal or something."

"I'm on a vacation after all and this is a foreign land for me. Since you claim you can do anything. Naturally I will request what I need to make my life easier."

"Vacation?" Junior muttered but didn't pursue it since it's unprofessional. His eyes wander to the twins before something causes his eyes to lit up.

"Hmn… Vacation you say? Since you are unfamiliar with Vale, how about hiring the twins? They can be your guide, bodyguard, escort and even maid if you want." A grin appeared on Junior's face while the twins suddenly opened their eyes wide and stared back speechlessly at Junior.

The twins were about to open their mouths to protest when I instantly rejected the offer.

"Nah, I'm having this vacation precisely because I washed my hands dealing with women. Not worth the effort. Besides, aren't they your club's bouncers?" I ran my mouth off and somehow offended the elder twin without noticing and questioned Junior. I

"The club is going to be closed temporarily anyway to run some renovations. Besides, there aren't enough of my boys to run the club anymore because of that damned Roman Torchwick." He replied regretfully. Making a subtle hint about his economic situation. "I can't hire them for a while which means they will be unemployed."

"Hmn… Split half the gold money for them. It's my thanks for helping me with the thugs." Getting money is just a matter of just spending some mana and Trace more gold. Not something hard to do as I can do it whenever I need.

"Well then, I'm done here for now." I said and went to leave.

"Ah, thank you for your patronage. If you need me, my contact is recorded in your Scroll." I nodded and put the device into my pocket before I forget about it.

"Wait." Melanie said, stopping me on my step as I turned to face her.

"What? Is it not enough?" I raised an eyebrow. Half of the gold in the briefcase is 16 bars. That should be a large sum of wealth, enough to buy a house probably and live comfortably for years too.

Another briefcase already appeared in my hand while all three twitched as they looked at me throwing money at them like worthless rocks picked from the roadside. Junior also didn't question how the heck I keep pulling out things from thin air even when he is clearly interested.

"Mil and I aren't that desperate to take charity. We are capable of working as your guide, bodyguard, escort, maid and whatever else. We have accepted your payment and we take no refund." She proudly stated as I already could smell the trouble from miles away.

"No need. As I said, it's my sign of gratitude." I tried to deny the shamelessness of this girl.

"As I said, we take no refund." Melanie said while Miltia nods and goes along with her elder sister's idea.

"I'm not asking for a refund, dammit. This is why women are so troublesome." I complained before looking at Junior. "If they don't want the money then you can take it. You can look at it as an investment from me since you served me well these few days."

Junior isn't sure what he is going to do as Ray casually throws the second briefcase to him.

"What? Are both of us sisters not attractive enough for you?" Melanie growled indignantly.

"Nope, not falling for this trap." I knew such questions were nothing but death traps as my Heightened Intuition is sharp enough to sense it.

I didn't bother and just left the club immediately. I open a portal to a random back alley after leaving the door to escape far away from the troublesome woman.

Meanwhile Melanie who chased after Ray reached the exit a second later after him and found him already disappeared without a trace. She stomps off while swearing she will make Ray admit she is attractive.

Yeah, crazy woman. That's why Ray didn't even hesitate or care if he could be exposed and used his ability in public.

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Reappearing on the edge of the city in the north, I held the Scroll while looking at the map and note Junior gave me.

"Hmn… Forever Fall forest." I mutter while looking at the sea of red leafed trees that span the entire mountain range.

The note said the forest has plenty of wildlife and good scenery for outdoor camping if ignoring the place is infested by Grimm. There are also plenty of undiscovered ruins within the forest that could be a point of interest.

"Well, let's make a survey first before making my decision." I said and marched into the forest.

Not even ten minutes had passed and I already met the first group of Beowolves. Not an issue as they are easily dispatched. They might look intimidating at first but after seeing how little effort it takes to kill them, I have to re-evaluate the Grimms.

I continue to walk deeper into the woods and soon encounter a new type of Grimm. A towering bear like Grimm that was busy licking the tree which produces sap like Maple tree. Unlike Beowolves that can smell my scent, they didn't seem to notice me and with me restraining my spiritual energy from leaking, I am basically invisible to the Ursa.

I continue to walk and ignore the Ursai.

The scenery is definitely unique and the wildlife is vibrant in the forest as the note stated. The Grimm seems to basically ignore the animals for some reason and only target humans.

I explored for another two hours and gave up searching for a ruin as I found a perfect spot to camp. It's a relatively open area by the river bank. The sky can be seen from this spot and there are plenty of shades in case of rain. But a small canopy might be required to block the droplets that slip through the shades.

Satisfied with my find, I spread a hundred Wraiths to clear the area off Grimms and guard me while I camp in peace. Then I return to the city to buy stuff.

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Junior's Club after Ray left.

Melanie returns to the bar and looks at Junior.

"Split our portion." She demanded and Junior obliged and then gave the twins their portion. Then, Melanie took one bullion and put it on the countertop.

"I know you bugged his Scroll and I want to buy that information, life feed of his location."

"*Sigh* Melanie, I understand that you are proud by nature. However, I advised against offending him. I got tipped by cops on my payroll that he is powerful. Powerful enough to destroy a Bullhead that not even a single screw can be found."

"I'm no longer your employee, Junior. I am now your customer and I want to buy information." Melanie remained stubborn which made Junior sighed deeper.

"Fine, don't say I didn't warn you." He relent and send Melanie the app before she called her younger sister and left.

"These money, send it back to my mother." Melanie said after taking one piece of gold bullion and giving the briefcase to Junior.

"Mhm." He grunted and hoped he wouldn't get implicated by Melanie's rash behavior. He is just an informant. People pay and he gives information.

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