Chapter 4: ℙ004 – Create Money from Nothing

[Yasaka Residence - Living Room]

In a certain living room, there is a naked girl lying down on the sofa. She sleeps soundly, not caring the fact that her body is completely exposed bare.

Her name is Yasaka Ruri, 18 years old. Currently, she took a quick nap to rest after experiencing a big battle. The carnage in which she beautifully betrayed her own ally.

In the span of 30 minutes, Ruri had experienced a nostalgic dream in her nap.

The past where she fought for her freedom and independence. Secretly sharping her nails and waiting, without drawing suspicion from the eyes of her surroundings.

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[Two years ago]

When the young Ruri finished drinking the Elixir, her body miraculously feel better than before. All of the weakness seems gone without any trace and she could move her body as she please. Not only that, she found that all of her skin began to peel, replaced by smooth skin. Every scar from her childhood to that day also disappeared, along with peeling skin.

Ruri rejoiced by this fact, but she did not share this to anyone, even to her parents and relatives.

Who knows what people will do if they know she can materialize items from the game, especially her relatives. Those white-eyed wolfIdiom: Vicious people aunts and uncles would undoubtedly milked her dry if they know this!

- In that case, nobody shall know the truth!

Shortly after that, she make another request to the doctor, to stop the treatment and let her go home.

Originally, the doctor obviously rejected that request, saying how important the treatment is to prolong her life. But, then Ruri make a plead to let her spend the rest of her lifespan inside the game.

- The treatment is too painful to bear, meanwhile death is unavoidable. Since that's the case, rather than spend the remaining time slightly long but full of suffering, why not spend the remaining time, short but in happiness.

After very long discussion and persuasion, the doctor finally agreed, only if her parents allowed to. Perhaps, they also feel burdened with the hospital fee, so her parents agreed.

Before going home, Ruri stubbornly refused the last checkup. Even without that, she already knows that her leukemia is already gone and she did not want anyone to know that. She couldn't just explain she drank an Elixir that she manifested from a game item.

Just in case something goes wrong, Ruri's terminal bracelet was installed with a Health Manager app, so when it detects something abnormal occurred in her health, it will immediately release a signal and an ambulance will rushes directly to her house.

What they didn't know, is the the bracelet didn't send any emergency signal even after 2 years later.

Thanks to the social distancing rule, attending school did not really matter anymore. As long as Ruri passes the grade advancement test, then her grade automatically advance. In this case, Ruri's 6 months absence because hospitalization did not obstruct her at all. 

But, things can't be the same again as before. Her parents began to accompany her less and less, they started to work outside and their presence in the home become rare. First, it was 3 days they went outside... later, 1 week... later again, 2 weeks... 1 month...

And in the end, they didn't bother to go home at all, only occasional phone call to confirm if she still alive or not.

Only later on Ruri realizes the truth. Her parents was not married by love.

Her parents were just business partners, and the marriage was for the sake to unite the two companies. Each of them has their own lover outside, and both parties are aware of that fact. In truth, both parents already have children with their lovers. Ruri had never met her half-siblings yet, but she had learned that fact from one of their phone calls.

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Then, why are they still married? Don't they know that a forced melon doesn't taste sweetA melon forced off its vine is not sweet.
 
lit. if you have to use force to break a melon off the vine, it won't taste sweet (because it's only when the melon is ripe that it can be removed with just a slight twist) (idiom)
fig. if something is not meant to be, it's no use trying to force it to happen.
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The reason they haven't divorced yet is because they can't!

If they dared to, their share of the company will be cut off by her grandparents from both sides.

Ruri's life and death basically did not really matter in front of their eyes. Since the company uses shareholder system, there is no real heir of the company. The parents' shares can be inherited for their child. In that case it would be better for them if Ruri died so they could inherit their shares in the name of their own child.

This house basically inhabited by her alone. Though at this point, it didn't really matter that much, since with her ability to bring out game items into reality, Ruri has become self-sufficient.

 

Lack money...?

Well, Ascension in-game currency, Gold Coins is basically made of pure gold!

Though, she didn't dare to sell uncertified gold unscrupulously, as it was too conspicuous. She won't be able to answer if she was asked where is this gold came from. But even so, she had the way to procure money without drawing too much suspicion.

In Ascension, beside Job-classes there are also Sub-classes.

Unlike the Job-class that were solely focused in combat, Sub-classes is kind of versatile, especially for production or just mainly role-playing. Many of Sub-classes existed in the game and it involved various kinds of subject, such as:

• • Production type: Farmer, Chef, Alchemist, Blacksmith, Tailor, Carpenter, Brewer, etc...
  • Role-playing type: Maid, Butler, Collector, Florist, Idol, Prostitute, etc...

Players can choose only one Job-class, and this is a permanent choice. But they can choose up to 3 Sub-classes by completing its prerequisite quests and if they want, they can delete it from their status at any time.

Sub-classes have an Exp mechanism that is separate from Job-class and can only be trained by repetitive use of their skills. If player decided to delete a Sub-class, all of the experience will reset and need to be trained again if they decided to retake it.

Hecate currently has 3 Sub-classes that she exploited with her ability:

• • Blacksmith: Enables players to create and repair equipment. Can process metals, ores or other minerals.
  • Collector: People who like collecting certain items as a hobby. On a practical level, it has the ability to slightly increase drop rates, to enhance collecting efficiency.
  • Acrobatics: Grants flexible body, making the user more nimble during movement.

Acrobatics Sub-class allowed Hecate to move in a difficult terrain with a nimble movement like a master parkour. She utilizes this to enter troublesome places like crossing a swamp in the forest or a ravine in the mountain.

Collector Sub-class can somewhat increase drop items. Hecate can get rare items like Eldrich Bone Wand or Cloak of the Fallen easier than other player thanks to this Sub-class.

Though, the effect is not quite noticeable when she hunts critter mobs, for example: Wind Wolf.

- An extra Wolf Teeth in the drop list, who will care?

But despite their useful benefit, only a few people will take two Sub-classes above. Not because they were bad, but because they were generally overshadowed by other Sub-classes.

Many Sub-classes provides benefit that increase their Job-class versatility, like how Poison-brewer Sub-class goes well with Assassin Job-class, or Sword Master Sub-class to anyone that wields swords regardless of their Job-class.

And lastly, Blacksmith Sub-class. The ability to process metals, ores and many other things is the true windfall.

Hecate can process all the materials she got from hunting and purchasing with her Blacksmith skill.