The test

Suspicion continued to pierce Arthur's mind but right now it has most definitely breached it, a prime thought thunders through his mind. "I should keep an eye on this one, he's too smart for a slave."

And Aaron being smart has been foretold, before they even met, arena master Fin for example had a thing about showing off how smart Aaron is, but this... it certainly tips the bucket. He's volunteering to manage a budget, this is no easy work.

Trying to determine how smart Aaron truly is, the gifted merchant gives a question that's easy to speak out but hard to answer. "Tell me how would you split a budget. Where would you spend the coins at and why?"

Having this read at the first page of business class, a few sentences are well imprinted in his brain no matter what body his soul transmits to.

So after a smirk, he deciphers. "Salaries, maintenance expenses, investment budget, emergency budget, profit and in this case, Income share."