Chapter 69: Money Problems (1/2)

Arion didn't say anything anymore and left in a huff to ask Mei why he was still here. He couldn't get more annoyed by Shun but still do nothing about him.

When he asked Mei, she sighed and said, ”About him, I forgot to tell you yesterday. It seems like he is interested in taking the Ironheart test with you since he has no idea what he should do without his memories. And nor could we continue to keep him here just like you said.”

”So, he is going to leech off from us for a whole year?” Arion asked with wrinkled brows.

Mei softly chuckled and said, ”No. I have told him that he should find a way to earn money on his own since he was capable enough. So don't worry about that. Even if he sticks with us, he will be bearing his own expenses.”

”Hmph, I am sure he can now that he got hands on some of my pranars,” Arion scoffed as he caressed his bulging pouch.

Mei smiled, ”Don't worry about it too much. You can ask me if you need anything.”

'A goddess indeed,' Arion inwardly sighed in appreciation as he waved his hand, ”Nah. I can do fine on my own.”

However, at this moment, Arion felt that even with the pranars he currently had, it wouldn't be able to last him for a whole year in case he wanted to buy herbs to eat every day.

At one point, he was sure to run out of pranars within a year, even if he held back on buying pranic ingredients by a lot.

At first, he thought of buying a pranic food oil to sprinkle on his food before eating them, just like how Yaro did for him.

But even then, he knew how expensive buying one of such bottles was and didn't see it as a viable potion. He also obviously didn't want to ask for money from Mei even if she didn't care about it since he had to uphold his pride as a man.

So, he asked her, ”But is there any way I can earn more pranars on my own?”

Mei's brows raised, and she answered after a brief moment, ”You want to earn on your own? Why? No need to make unnecessary efforts when you have me. Tell me what it is you want.”

Arion waved his hand and casually said, ”You are misunderstanding. I really don't want anything. I just want to earn something on my own and see how it feels. You know, more like learning to be independent. Otherwise, I might find it difficult later on.”

Mei's expression was thoughtful, thinking that Arion might have a point, and said, ”But since you are a quasi-Defier, I doubt there is much work you could do as a Defier. And any other tasks are too menial or of low wages which would only eat at your own health and nor do you have enough time, especially when you have to train from tomorrow onwards.”

Arion was surprised by her last sentence, ”I am going to start training tomorrow?!”

Mei nodded with a smile, ”Yes. And so, we have to leave our house temporarily and go stay up in the mountains till your training gets over. Old Zi had already made preparations for us to stay.”

”Whoa. Things are moving too fast. I mean, why should we go and stay in the mountains? Can't we just stay here?” Arion asked while thinking, 'Why does all the training stuff always happen in scenic locations?'

However, he did not dislike training in such a place, especially when he gets to train in a beautiful and serene place.

But he was just worried about how he was going to earn money on his own if he was going to stay in some isolated place.

Otherwise, he would only have been happy to get training, but unfortunately, he had concern for one of his basic needs—food.