"...And that should be all done."
The moment I said those words, a massive thud echoed all around the area. That's to be expected, after all, this thing that I just fought right now was massive. I quickly swallowed the thing with [Gluttony] and got pretty nice skills, at least I get something good from doing this.
"Notice. The constellation [Angelic Lover of Lust] is greatly surprised at how fast the incarnation 'Tomo Tsukuyomi' defeated a [Medium Snow Dragon]."
"I know right? You wouldn't expect an 8-year-old to be able to defeat a Mid-ranking dragon, on top of doing it without going all out as well. Crazy, isn't it?"
"Hey, you are talking as if I didn't struggle with it at all."
"Well, did you?"
"Of course I did! Fighting without using any magic to defeat this guy and using only sword and body techniques including my own strength to defeat a foe like this is very hard."
"You say that and yet you managed to defeat it in under 10 minutes. Plus, it looked like you weren't serious the whole time and were even making fun of it the whole time you were fighting. How can I not say that you weren't giving it your all at all?"
"Notice. The constellation [Angelic Lover of Lust] nods and agrees with the 'Spirit of Time, Aurelia'."
"See?"
"Just shut up."
I was currently doing all of the challenges that the constellation [Angelic Lover of Lust] was giving me and I have to say, it was tiring. I asked why I needed to do this since she probably already knows how strong I am because she was watching my sister but she said she wanted to see how intelligent, flexible, and strong I really am in certain situations since she doubts that I've shown everything that I got in my entire life, which is fair.
From fighting hordes of monsters with just a stick to fighting powerful monsters with my eyes closed to fighting a mid-ranking dragon with just techniques alone and no magic. It was tiring and challenging to say the least.
"So, is there anymore?"
"The constellation [Angelic Lover of Lust] says that it is more than enough."
"Well then, good."
"Notice. You have been gifted [10 Stellar Gold Coins]!"
"Woah Woah, hold on there Ava! Why are you giving him so much money?!"
"The constellation [Angelic Lover of Lust] says that the amount is barely anything-"
"Yeah, to you and the constellations, it is. But this is the mortal realm, this is equivalent to a thousand small gold coins!"
Wait, did I hear that right? A thousand small gold coins?! That is 10x the amount of money an average kingdom earns from tax revenue annually! That is equivalent to 1 billion dollars in my previous world! That is a lot of money, holy shit. And this is barely anything to them?! How rich are these constellations?! But wait-
'Hold on, it says I have received [10 Stellar Gold Coins], how come I didn't receive any money?'
'You do have them. It is just not in a physical form. How can I… oh, think of it as a bank account. You do have money but it is not in a physical form.'
'Ok, that's cool and all, I guess, but how do I use this money then? Or more specifically, how am I supposed to see it?'
'Well, right now you can't. But when you do, you are able to convert it into a physical form. Though the problem here is that constellations don't normally give out money and when they do, it is not on this scale! This amount is a lot!'
'Really? Though why can't I-'
'It is because you are not registered as an official incarnation yet.'
'Register? I thought I'm already an incarnation.'
'You are technically an incarnation but you are not an official incarnation that is part of the [World Scenarios], therefore you can't access your coins. If you want to be able to access it, you have to pay a hefty amount to get registered but let's stop here for now.'
So I have to register as an incarnation to be able to use coins that I get from constellations? That's… interesting. If this world was anything like ORV then I wouldn't want to register as an incarnation, hell no. But if it is this world then maybe… I mean, if it works even a bit like in ORV then it would be cool if I am able to become a constella- don't, I need to stop thinking about things like this, or I might do it. Anyways…
"The constellation [Angelic Lover of Lust] says that it isn't a big deal."
"But it is though?! Do you know how much this can- Argh, forget it. So you are satisfied with the results right?"
"The constellation [Angelic Lover of Lust] nods in agreement."
"Great. Oh right, can you leave for a sec? You can come back later if you want but me and Tomo here are going to have to talk and do some stuff in private so…"
"The constellation [Angelic Lover of Lust] is mildly curious as to what the 'Spirit of Time, Aurelia' is talking about. The constellation thought about something and-"
"No, it's not like that! I can't even do it even if I wanted to! Just go!"
"The constellation [Angelic Lover of Lust] smirks before closing the channel."
Well, that was interesting. Though, I wonder what they were talking about… I mean I already have an idea of what it is but it's better not to think about it.
"...God, I'm tired! Man, what a day. Can you go back now? This symbolic body of yours is costing me a lot right now, I'm even getting probability sparks because I've been doing this for too long."
"Yeah yeah… at least now you feel what I felt before."
"What do you mean by that?"
"You idiot. Who do you think has been tanking all of the probability sparks or [Residue Surge] this entire time?"
"Wait, I was getting probability this entire time?"
"Of course you idiot! I mean, you have been doing some stuff that just seems impossible for a child so obviously you would get hit with it."
"Then why have I not felt any of it?"
"Because I was tanking all of it? I have been enduring all of the [Residue Surges] that you have been hit with since you weren't conscious about it or didn't know about it until I told you about it. And since you became conscious of it, you and I share that burden instead of me alone."
"You should have told me about it sooner then!"
"You idiot, if I did then both of us would get a [Residue Surge] since if I told you information that doesn't flow or fit with the current event, we would get hit by it because we are disrupting it. So naturally, I have been talking and explaining some stuff all this time until it got to the point that we are able to talk about it without consequences."
"And is that why you told me that we will talk about Celestials at another time?"
"Yeah, pretty much. Hold on…"
'...Am I connected?'
'Yeah, you are.'
'Nice, let's head back home.'
'That is a very good idea actually. We will talk about stuff later, I guess.'
I quickly went back home and went straight to my room and laid down on my bed flat dead. It was quite tiring since I did so many challenges without rest for the whole day but good thing I pulled through. In fact, I just earned [10 Stellar Gold Coins] doing it, which is nuts.
"By the way, Lia. You said I have to pay a hefty amount of money to be able to access it, right? How much are we talking about?"
'About the same amount that Ava gave you.'
" So [10 Stellar Gold Coins]?! Really?!"
'Ahh… it is a bit more than that but just around that amount. By the way, Ava paid quite a lot of money to send indirect messages since you don't have a sponsor, that is crazy.'
"I know that. Why do you think I said that she can take a break from sending indirect messages? So, how are we supposed to have that kind of money?"
'I mean, we could ask some people for money, or work to try and earn enough or turn into an adventurer and earn money that way, do you have any other ideas?'
"My parents?"
'...'
She became silent for a good while when I said that.
Hold on, what did I just say? Me, asking them, my parents, for money? My mind went blank to what I just said. I felt weird for a moment. Something felt wrong.
Did I just say that?! Never in my life did I think I would be thinking of asking my parents for something so expensive, no, not just my parents, this is the first time I was thinking of asking anyone for something this big for myself! I have developed quite the sense of money since I was living on my own for years in my previous life and asking for something expensive from somebody was something that I never thought of until now.
I did ask my parents in this world for some things but most if not all of those were not for me, it was either for the sake of my family or for helping some people. And from all of the things that were for my sake, it wasn't even too expensive, maybe enough money to buy some snacks but not this much!
Did… did me becoming a royal corrupt my sense of money or something? Because I'm feeling weird about this, I don't like the feeling. And Aurelia is still in the middle of thinking as well.
She was currently thinking for a good while now and finally replied: '...That actually might work. They are the Emperor and Empress of this empire so they should have enough money to give you and plus, you are their son. I'm sure they would give you money. Though, it is weird for you to say that…'
"I know right? Didn't think I would be able to have thoughts like this."
'...Well, let's forget about it for now and go ahead and talk to your parents.'
"Alright then."
I went to their office and found only my father there. That's weird, I thought my mother would be here but I guess she is not. My father greeted me as always and I went to him and asked: "Oto-san, can I ask for something?"
"Yeah sure, what is it?"
"... I want to have… some money…"
"Hmm, that's normal, how much?"
"15 Stellar Gold Coins…"
He froze up in shock when he heard this. "...What do you need that much money for?!"
"For registering as an official incarnation…"
His eyes widened in shock. He wasn't expecting to hear this from me. He went serious and asked: "Who did you learn that from?"
'Hey! Don't tell him it's me. My existence here is a secret, remember?'
'Wait, why did we decide to make your existence here a secret again?'
'Have you forgotten that I am one of the only Time Spirits in the entire world? What do you think will happen if word got out that you own a Time Spirit? You will get targeted the moment people found out that you have me. So the fewer people that know me, the better.'
'Alright then.'
"...That is a secret."
"A secret, you say. Hmm… fine, I'll not pry into the details but you do know what it means to be an official incarnation, right?"
"Yes, I do."
"And you know and understand the risks and challenges that you may face when you become one, right?"
"Yes."
"...Well then, you pass."
"What? I passed? For what?" I was confused. What does he mean that I passed?
"Well, you found out about something without any of us telling you, that is impressive. This kind of information is very rare and not known to the common folk so for you to learn about it on your own means you passed the test. The test is about learning about this stuff on your own, it is one of the hidden tests that I made that no one knows about and I left clues all around to start things off. Of course, no one found out about it, even your sister, until you. Sure, I'll give you the money. And as a reward for finding this out on your own, you can make one wish. Make any wish you like and I'll grant it to the best of my abilities."
Wow, that was random! There were tests like these that I didn't know of? That might be good to try and find out, hmm… Oh wait, I have to think of a wish. What would be a good wish to have… Wait, maybe?
"Any wish, right?"
"Yeah, as long as it is not absurd or impossible."
"Alright then, I want to become an adventurer."
"Wait, what?"