Jasper naturally would not agree, but the old Jasper threatened not to add his name to the will, so Jasper was forced to start this "last vacation."
—and then Jasper just became new Jasper.
He walked hesitantly to the door of his house, first pushed open the fence gate of the yard, then walked up the steps and knocked on the door under the awning.
It's not that there is no door key; it's just that the original owner doesn't like to open the door and always knocks, no matter how late it is.
"I'm back."
He said awkwardly to the middle-aged woman who opened the door.
Today is a working day. Jasper' father has not yet finished work at the mining company, and his younger brother is still in class. The only eldest brother has already moved to college, and Jasper is the only free person in the family.
"Just come back. Come in quickly. Dinner is about to be served."
Cora Rhys, with a loving smile, gave Jasper a big hug and, without asking what he had done at the bishop's, quickly asked the maid at home to bring out the family clothes and shoes for Jasper.
Although they belong to the middle class, the Rhys family is also one of the wealthiest among the middle class. Through circumstances that Jasper could not understand, the old Rhys acquired wealth that normal people could not imagine.
"It's a big question, and we need to investigate this later."
Jasper reminded himself in his mind, and then changed his clothes with the help of a middle-aged woman in an apron.
In addition to the hired cooks and maids at home, Jasper's brother also had a tutor. The first two were hired from the "Lutetia City Home Economics Center" through introductions, and the old gentleman in the latter was the former teacher of Jasper's brother.
He don't remember exactly how much their salary was, but it was probably no less than the job Jasper just got.
Every aspect of the family is vibrant, except for Jasper.
Before he had time to return to his room to rest, the head of the family, Roderick Rhys, returned with his youngest son, Ezekiel Rhys.
"Oh yo, Jasper is back."
The middle-aged man handed the briefcase to the maid on the side, changed his shoes, and then stepped forward and gave Jasper a big hug as he stood up.
"How was last night at Bishop Dawkins'? Little Jasper won't be reprimanded, will he?" There was a big smile on his face. Although the original owner could not compare with his brothers in all aspects, Roderick gave the same love to the three brothers.
"Well enough." Jasper nodded unaccustomedly, feeling very embarrassed but unable to refuse.
'I'm Jasper Rhys.' He kept telling himself in his mind that although he felt like a thief who had stolen someone else's identity, he really liked this identity.
After being asked by Cora Rhys to wash their hands, the family sat down in the dining table. The cutlery before them was mostly silver, a recent habit in the Rhys family. From this alone, we can see how many Flins Roderick earned from the mining company.
"Please wait." Before everyone started eating, Jasper stood up and signaled that he had something to announce.
"I met Bishop Dawkins last night and stayed at his place for a night. The bishop told me a lot, although I still didn't understand most of it." He touched his hair sheepishly, and Cora smiled and encouraged him to continue.
"Although I didn't understand most of it, the bishop was right. I have grown up and can no longer live like this."
"Oh, Goddess is on top!" Mary exclaimed and drew a complicated square symbol on her chest. Roderick nodded happily, and even Jasper's brother Ezekiel smiled and clapped softly.
'What kind of image do you have in the minds of your family that I can achieve this effect by just saying a few empty words?" While cursing the original owner of the body, Jasper took out the brooch given by Bishop Dawkins from his pocket.
"The bishop arranged a job for me in the hope that I would be able to settle down. I accepted it. It was his gift."
The whole family was stunned at the same time. Cora groaned, stood up, and hugged Jasper with tears in her eyes.
"Kid, I knew you would understand. Really, I always knew..." Mr. Roderick patted her shoulder behind her, and after Mary let go of Jasper who was feeling extremely embarrassed, he hugged her too.
He didn't say anything. After ending the hug, he patted Jasper on the shoulder solemnly, "Good boy, You are from the Rhys family!" To each, Jasper nodded and said, "I'll change."
He declared with a double entendre, and now Mrs. Cora actually burst into tears.
Although Ezekiel subsequently proposed that everyone go out to a restaurant to eat together to celebrate his brother's finding a job, Jasper refused on the grounds that it was a waste of the dinner they had prepared.
The family ended their dinner in a lively atmosphere. Old Rhys even ignored his wife's objections and took Jasper for two drinks. The middle-aged man grabbed his blond hair and smiled happily like a child.
After dinner, Jasper announced the contents of his work to Cora and Roderick. They did not ask any more questions, as if they believed that Bishop Dawkins' arrangement would be correct.
Roderick even wanted to take leave tomorrow and send Jasper to his Heritage Vintage store in person, but Jasper firmly refused.
"What a kid." Jasper commented on the original owner in his mind, and then closed the door to his room on the second floor.
Under the illumination of the moonlight, facing the door was a small mirror hanging up. In the mirror was a young man with green and delicate blond hair, whose face was five points similar to Roderick Rhys's. Jasper controlled the muscles on his face and smiled, and the young man in the mirror also showed a stiff smile.
"He's 20 years old, but he looks like he's 16, but that's not bad."
He sat on his bed, then suddenly remembered something, got up and locked the door, but still did not turn on the gas lamp connected to the steam pipe.
This family is really good, and he is willing to continue living in this world as Jasepr, so some things must be hidden from the relatives downstairs.
Carefully closing the curtains to cover the dark night, Jasper sat on the chair in front of the desk.
"Turn on." He tapped his temple with his right hand, and at the same time used words to increase the intensity of the psychological suggestion, and those light spots soon reappeared in front of his eyes. Jasper heard Ole mention during the day that the energy used by the Gifter, or something close to energy, is called "spirit". Although he did not go into specific details, he still told Jasper not to overuse his abilities.
"The level is too low and the blue bar is very short." This is what Jasper summed up.
The three white, green, and purple light spots in front of him represent three abilities. The green one has been tested, so there is no need to say more; [Mysterious Way Ahead] is not a triggering ability at all. Jasper has tried many times but cannot find the ability to use it. He feel like this time he mainly want to see what [Simple Boxing] is for.
"As long as I don't throw a punch, it shouldn't cause too much damage, right?" He thought in his mind, and then mentally activated his ability. Soon, the cold air flow extended along his arm to his right fist. He squinted at his arm. There was not much change in appearance, and there was no expected luminous effect, but he could feel the air flow following it. Time passes slowly.
After thinking about it, Jasper stood up, walked to the center of the room, and punched the air.
There was a slight sonic boom, the airflow in his arm completely disappeared, and Jasper raised the corners of his mouth.
Very good, although it is still not as good as the weakest Saiyan that he watched in his previous life, but at least it has reached the limit of human beings.
He sat back at the desk again, looking at the light spots and bubbles in front of him. These are the skills he needs to survive in this world and must be taken seriously. But since every gifter has the world's gifting ability, why does he only have one soul with two copies?
"Am I too greedy?" Jasper suddenly felt that his idea was funny. Maybe the world only recognizes one Jasper.
The light spots and bubbles are distributed in front of the eyes very regularly. The center is the light spot, then the bubbles surround it in a circle, and the outermost ones are two simple drawings of [Gifts]. From what he learned today, [Gift] can bless certain specific abilities, but it has not been discovered yet.
Feeling a little tired, Jasper let all the visions disappear, closed his eyes and rubbed his temples, then stood up and opened the curtains. It was dark outside, and only the lights of the neighbors continued to work. The dim and tidy Copper Lane was as peaceful as ever, and nothing had changed due to the arrival of a certain traveler.
In addition to the necessary furniture, there are many large books in the bedroom. A very small part of them are study books purchased by Old Rhys for his son, and the rest are romance novels and the like.
This era is an era of peace and progress, so the cultural industry is also booming. The original owner Jasper was deeply attracted by those stories.
Jasper simply rubbed his hands on the backs of the neatly placed books a few times. Although the inherited memory was a bit blurry, even the way home from the church, the contents of these books were extremely clear. Jasper could even say now, "The middle paragraph on page 34 of the fifth volume of 'The Legend of Detective Knight' that I'm holding down with my finger is an excellent side dish for self-generation."
"Qualified young man." While Jasper was thinking about it, he pulled out the third volume of "The Legend of Detective Knight". It was very good. It was a book by Venn Publishing House. This is the codebook that Mr. Hood chose at the end of the legal party. It seems that there is no need to go out of his way to buy it.
Jasper has not yet adapted to getting along with his new parents, so after finishing dinner just now, he excused himself from being too tired today and returned to the room early. He was originally going to go to bed after rummaging through the original owner's belongings to make sure his memory was correct, but he didn't expect there was a knock on his door.
Putting down the carefully preserved novel in his hand, he opened the door. Outside the door was Ezekiel in slippers, holding a box wrapped in ribbons.
"What's up?" As he spoke, Jasper let his brother into the room. Ezekiel nodded, put the box on the desk, and saw the novel.
"Don't read too many books like this; it's very harmful to your health." He seemed to have misunderstood something, and Jasper showed a helpless expression.
'Wait, how does he know what's inside?'
"Jasper, congratulations on finding your job. Although you doesn't have the same reading skills as me and the eldest brother, I believe you must have your own talents."
"You can easily get beaten if you talk like this." Jasper thought this in his mind, while his face showed half shyness and half anger.
"Ezekiel, please pay attention to the tone you speak to your brother." The boy opposite immediately showed an expression of "You're still like this" and pushed the box he brought in to Jasper: "This is a gift. When my eldest brother found a job with a professor at the university, everyone gave him gifts. This is what I gave to you."
"Can I open this?" Jasper asked, but his hands were already tugging at the straps. "Please, I managed to wrap it up with great difficulty."
Inside the box was a red velvet box with a button lid. Pressing the protruding button on the front, the box opened with a snap, revealing a silver pocket watch with a pattern of branches and leaves inside.
"Oh." Jasper sighed in admiration, took out his pocket watch and opened the cover with a flick of his wrist. "Didn't this cost a lot of money?"
"Yes, I originally bought it for myself. I saved up my pocket money for half a year, but since you are so lucky..." He said nothing more and just shrugged.
Jasper put the pocket watch back into the box, feeling a little moved for a moment. After sending Ezekiel away, Jasper stared at the pocket watch for a while, then stood up and stuffed it into his coat pocket. After tidying up hastily, Jasper was ready to go to bed.
Before covering himself with the quilt, he suddenly remembered something. He sat up from his bed and tapped his temples, but nothing in the room, including the bishop's brooch and his brother's pocket watch, emitted unusual light.
"I'm just telling you, how could it be possible for someone like the protagonist in those novels to have a picked-up artifact at home?" He smiled to himself, closed his eyes, and ushered in his first natural sleep since he came to this world.
The next morning, the Rhys family was also very busy because it was the second son's first day at work after he "reformed his evil ways." Cora Rhys had been crying since the morning, constantly praying and thanking the [Mastermind], while Ezekiel went to school after specially sending Jasper to the carriage.
Copper Lane is to the east of Lutetia City, and Heritage Vintage Shop is near the dock area to the west. If he walked on two legs, Jasper would probably have to walk for two hours.
"Are you going to work?" After leaving Copper Lane, the coachman asked in a muffled voice.
"Yes, sir, first day on the job."
"Go to work in a carriage..." The coachman muttered quietly, and Jasper could only smile awkwardly. He only agreed to this because of Cora's strong request, otherwise, he would have gone out at half-past six.