Reinhardt Von Adrnari

Drip, Drip, Drip

"Yawn!"

Arthur was currently lying down in a bathtub.

He couldn't believe he had gone days without washing his body.

With his body constitution, he didn't need to take a shower or bath, but baths were too relaxing to not enjoy from time to time.

And he needed a bit of relaxation for today.

Today, he was going to do something that had woken him up early in nervous excitement.

Arthur looked at his watch that Uncle Ern had given him showing the time 6:30 am.

Arthur knew it was time to get out.

After saying his goodbyes to his and Uncles and Aunts, Arthur used Gate to appear in a familiar dark alley.

Retracing his steps, Arthur found himself in front of a familiar rundown building, Remon's Bookstore.

After walking inside, Arthur went up to the middle-aged man he saw yesterday working at the counter.

"Good Morning Sir!" Arthur said.

"L-lord h-how may I help you" Remon didn't expect to see a noble in his humble establishment. In fact, no noble has ever visited his library, so seeing the blonde haired, red eyed, pale skinned youth, he was slightly scared.

"Sir, please be calm, there is no need to worry. My name is Reinhardt Von Aldrnari. I have recently moved to the capital." Arthur (Reinhardt) did a polite bow before continuing, "During my stroll around the city, I could not help but notice the for sale sign. I wonder if I was not too late?"

"L-lord wishes to buy my establishment?" Remon was dumbfounded. He had been trying to sell this bookstore for months now and even after lowering the price countless times, no one came to buy it. And now a noble of all people wished to buy his property?

"That is correct! If Sir is still wishing to sell his property, I would be more than happy to buy it off of you today." Arthur (Reinhardt) said.

"Y-yes, sell, of course I'm selling. Lord, please wait for a moment as I go get the deed." After saying that, Remon practically ran out of the library.

'Is he not worried, I might steal?" Arthur wondered before denying that thought there was nothing of value.

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An hour later, Arthur sat where Remon once sat with a smile, a paper in hand, and a mirror showing his appearance..

As for the paper, it was the deed to the property.

He had already paid a Gold Coin.

Though Arthur knew he was being scammed he didn't mind because if his plan succeeds, he will get more money than he knew what to do with.

Also, it wasn't as if a single Gold Coin would bankrupt him.

This was the reason for his nervous excitement.

He wanted to start a business and not any business, but a chain business.

He wasn't lacking money at the moment, but it wouldn't last forever.

However, that wasn't the main reason.

During his stroll yesterday of the Capital City, Arthur became keenly aware only Remon's Bookstore existed.

There were no other book stores.

Well… that might be because Remon's Bookstore had no customers.

However, as someone from the 21st century, he knew the attraction a good novel can have.

Despite magic truly existing in this world, who is to say other genres wouldn't work?

Jiang's interest towards romance novels was a good example.

As for why Arthur had decided to use the name Reinhardt Von Aldrnari when buying the library?

Though he always hated main protagonists hiding their strength, sometimes it was needed.

At the moment, there were too many enemies in the dark for him to be in the light.

That was why Reinhardt Von Adrnari would be the owner.

As for Arthur Pendragon, he would continue on with his daily life.

It also wasn't bad being 'Reinhardt' since he was much better looking than his normal self.

He wasn't overly handsome, but he definitely was a solid eight out of ten.

He was five foot eleven inches.

Eighteen years of age.

Blonde hair.

Red eyes.

Pale skin denoting his vampiric lineage.

A white, gold-trimmed shirt and pants.

Disguise was one of the useful Blessed Spells Arthur found in the giant tome.

It allowed him to make minor changes to his appearance; hair color, eye color, and height to a certain degree.

The spell had limitations, he couldn't just grow a tail, but it was better than using Illusion on himself.

As for his voice, a simple Voice Changer did wonders.

Though he now wouldn't have to worry about hidden enemies causing him problems.

He still had another major issue, his property was in no shape for business.

As Arthur, he could have asked his Uncle's and Aunt's for a recommended general contractor.

However, if he were to do that, it could lead to his cover being blown if it was traced back.

Thankfully, out of the fifty thousand Blessed Spells he combed through (Fifty thousand more to go…) he found just the right spell he needed.

Modeling → A spell for changing inanimate objects into any shape via the caster's mental image.

If he didn't have any interest in building, he could have become the richest man in the world solely with Modeling.

Arthur, after looking around at the moldy, rotten, and destroyed building, smiled bitterly.

Modeling would help him transform the rundown bookstore into what he desired.

He couldn't transform a rotten piece of wood into something usable.

… Unless he wanted his library to have mold and rotten wood as decorations.

Modeling didn't work that way; he would need fresh wood.

He knew just the right place for that… Gaia Forest.

Envisioning the place they previously set up camp.

Gate

Arthur smiled seeing the familiar campsite after stepping through the portal, 

It was quite a surreal feeling when he previously camped out here.

However, he wasn't here to reminisce.

Opening another Gate, Arthur was about to step out of it before he immediately closed it, breaking out in a cold sweat.