ℙ004 – Create Money from Nothing

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.

[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 wolf1 [Idiom: 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.

Then, why are they still married? Don't they know that a forced melon doesn't taste sweet2 [A melon forced off its vine is not sweet.

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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.

Production type: Farmer, Chef, Alchemist, Blacksmith, Tailor, Carpenter, Brewer, etc... Role-playing type: Maid, Butler, Collector, Florist, Idol, Prostitute, etc... 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. ; ; Skill Name: Metallurgy Requirements: Blacksmith Type: Passive Effect: Complete understanding to processing material made of metals, ores and other minerals.

Gold Coins. Then again, she used the

Gold Coins to buy a lot of materials in the market.

Rinse and repeat!

And during this time, Ruri was able to determine some of the rules behind game item manifestation.

The manifested items only appeared if there is enough space.

In other words, she can't bring out big sized item in a cramped room.

The manifested items can't be transferred back into the game.

The transfer process is only one-way. Once transferred, then it will be lost from the game forever.

Real world items can't be manifested inside the game.

Point 2 applied, can't cheat the game by bringing real-world item.

Skill-enchanted equipment can be manifested but the skill can't be used.

The skill requires MP to activate, and Ruri is not Hecate so she can't activate skill.

Magic artifacts can be manifested but it can't activate.

There is no magic in the real world to activate the artifact.

Can't transfer living beings like pet or growing plants, but plant seeds can be transferred.

Ruri can introduce a brand new plant species to the world... If she wanted to.

There is still many things that Ruri doesn't know yet. But she confident that time will allow her to solve it eventually.

*PIPIPIPI* *PIPIPIPI* *PIPIPIPI*

Thirty minutes has passed and the house AI sounded the alarm as Ruri commanded before.

Ruri slowly open her eyes and wakes up from her dream. Though, the moment when her eyes are opened completely, most of her dreams were wiped out in the memory.

"Hoahm...!!"

Still feel sleepy, Ruri couldn't help but make a big yawn.

It has been 2 years since that time...

Now Ruri has no shortage of money, nor does she need to spend it, except to top-up to her game account. Her Capsule Pod has already been switched with the most advanced one that costs almost 12 million. Complete with the medicinal liquid and a comfortable massage chair.

Food can be obtained directly from the game, so Ruri didn't have to go out to buy groceries.

All fresh ingredients obtained in Ascension are pesticide-free, and will always be fresh when they are materialized. She also can get cuisine made by players with Chef Sub-class like Rena-cchi. Any food she wants, Ascension have it.

Fancy clothes and jewelry, their price in the game was cheap like cabbage. Though, the design was kinda fantasy-like. If anyone were to wear them, they would look like attending a cosplay party.

It looks like very hard to sell so she didn't bother to do so.

In her views,

200 is no longer expensive. In fact, her refrigerator is full of Elixir supply. Although the taste is crap, but those little bottles can save lives if the need arises.

Stabilizing her breath, Ruri slowly gets up from the sofa and walked back to her room. The bell in her ankle keeps on chiming every time her foot moves.

"Oh well... Resting time is done! I still need to wash off the blood from Hecate's name...

Before Leon and the others come back from the Death Penalty."

Soon, Ruri arrived at her room and she immediately sit back on the Capsule chair.

With a press of a button, she closes the Capsule lid and her consciousness started to drift into Ascension.