Chapter 644 - Exposed (9)

"I told you that your teaching skills were not the problem," Micah brought back the fairy that went on a journey.

"These two students are exceptional, their talent," the teacher warmly gazed at Luke and Alex.

Everyone joined me to learn how to synthesize the ingredients together from Micah and his connections. However, I have never seen such blunt discrimination. The people who had an agreement with Micah and those who didn't were treated as different as night and day. While the fairies were passionate about giving us pointers, they nearly ignored Charles and Ethan. Sending them to collect more herbs every now and then.

While we wore the items Micah purchased for us, both Charles and Ethan were left on their own. I never thought Micah could treat someone more coldly than how he usually favoured Luke and Alex over me. Although I felt guilty, I was under the pressure of my instructors to practice on synthesizing the ingredients. I could tell they were close to giving up on me again, leaning towards the talented students.

"At this rate, we can teach you this entire booklet," the teacher became excited.

"Focus Rika, you still have to work on your control," she turned to me when I momentarily stopped.

"Can I collect the herbs instead?" I needed a break.

"That role is for the servants," the teacher urged me to continue.

"I think I'm finished with creating this item," Luke wanted her to check the results.

"This is perfect! You can start learning the intermediate techniques now. I'll give you a demonstration," she was impressed.

"You're treating us as servants," Charles grumbled.

"We're giving you a chance to learn. Not every human has the chance to observe the techniques fairies use," Micah coldly responded.

"Go collect more herbs, we're starting to run out," he sent Charles out.

"Is this item a success?" Ethan tried to show Micah.

"It's a failure. The ratio is slightly off," Micah took a quick glance.

"You can increase your skills by practicing on collecting the herbs first. Use the method I taught you," he kicked Ethan out.

"Isn't it enough I managed to succeed once? I'm hungry," I tugged on Luke's shirt.

"Wait for me to finish this technique," Luke turned to me.

By the end of the day, it was time to leave the mansion to return to school. I was glad I was done with the synthesizing. The five of us used the same hover car, extremely exhausted from the past few days. Unexpectedly, Micah scheduled some days where he would bring the teacher and headmaster to teach us inside our dorm room. My face slumped as this was additional to the study sessions I was forced to attend.

"I never want to see those herbs again," Charles struggled to stay awake.

"You still took them," Ethan was close to collapsing.

"You took them too," Charles pointed out.

"How hard could it be to collect some herbs? Some people were forced to synthesize even when they couldn't move," I leaned against the window.

"You had those legendary items to help you," Charles found it unfair.

"You also have a whole waterpark Luke and Alex are building for you in exchange," Ethan mumbled.

"I have the designs ready," I passed my notebook to Luke.

Luke flipped through the pages, passing it to Alex once he finished. I wondered why they weren't saying anything. During my spare time, I worked hard to do my research to imitate the ones with five-star ratings. But the first district was also a fantasy world, making me input some magical elements into it.

"Some of them aren't possible with the current technology," Luke revealed.

"They're possible. I showed Micah the same notebook," I recalled.

"The scale is also too big and goes over the budget. Remove some rides," Alex passed me my notebook.

Was money the problem here? Micah clearly told me my designs were feasible. If I made Micah purchase the technology for me in my place, I could have them done. However, many Aris were needed for every Memors. I was disappointed in the Roselia and Monete families. I wanted my waterpark to be perfect, knowing it would be my only source of entertainment.

"What is the set budget?" I wondered.

"Ten billion Aris," Alex had a number.

"Ten billion Aris for a waterpark inside your house?" Ethan couldn't close his mouth.

"It's too little," I calculated inside my head.

"Are you kidding me? It's my allowance for the next four years," Ethan nearly shouted.

"Your allowance is that little?" Charles slightly pitied Ethan.

"How much do you get?" Ethan turned to them.

"Five billion Aris every month," Charles shrugged.

"What about you?" Ethan waited for them.

"A little bit more, around nine billion per month," Alex tried to stay humble.

"What?" Ethan was stunned.

"Is the Roselia family poor compared to you guys?" He recalled my empty bank account.

"I'm not sure what you are implying," Luke was confused.

"His allowance is the largest out of all of us. He gets ten billion per month. His family owns the banks and dominates the financial industries," Charles seemed to know.

Although I didn't know Luke's allowance, I knew the Roselia family had to be wealthier than other households. Maybe it was common knowledge between family members. Only Ethan didn't seem to know the amount of wealth they possessed. However, I could use this information to my advantage to try to increase the budget. I planned to steal all the allowance they had.

"I need at least a trillion Aris," I mumbled.