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"I'm afraid I do not understand what it means to become your patron," Rui frowned.

"It's simple, really," The man began explaining. "It just means that I will be acknowledged as one who is partially responsible for your successes and your failures to a certain extent, and it means that I will be contributing to your performance by lending you the wealth and resources you need in order to become stronger."

Rui narrowed his eyes as he considered the man's words. What he said sounded strange to Rui, like it made no sense. But he thankfully appeared to have been able to withhold his incredulity this time.

"So simply by accepting your patronage, you get to claim a portion of the credit for my success?" Rui frowned. "On top of that, you're going to lower the difficulty of me getting my hands on the treatment that I need?"