38 The Company I (2/2)

”I see” stood from his seat. ”Please do inform me if there is any progress about this matter. I will leave the adults to talk and will be in the storage building to pass the time” Kazuya left and headed for his next destination.

Kyouko was touched by her son's concern but only took his words as an adult would a child's. Kazuya understood this and that was why he didn't pursue the matter further. Even he wouldn't take his own words seriously if he was in her shoes. Even though that was the case, he was still glad to have been informed about this potential problem.

”Looks like I have a new thing to add to my to-do list” Kazuya smiled as he entered the storage room.

Like other common old Japanese mansions, the Kouzuki family have two of their own separate storage buildings. One was originally a smaller dojo but it was turned into a storage area because Kouzuki Kou always went to the Shiroyuki dojo whenever he was up for sword practice.

Kazuya took over one of the storage room and moved all the stuff to fit in the other storage facility. This was now turned into his own space where even Kyouko and Mei were forbidden from entering without Kazuya's permission. The storage area had been dubbed his research area where he claims to be his quiet place to study and research on the outside. On the inside however, this was where he studies and experiments on magic so that no one will be able to see witness the more eye-catching ones like live spells or visual formations.

”Now then… what to do… about this… new problem”

He stared around at his new space while thinking. It took him most of the previous week to arrange this storage house for himself. Kazuya actually wanted to sleep here but he was prohibited by both Mei and Kyouko. This was where he decided to store most of his secrets so he placed a lot of enchantments with the help of the mana gathering formation.

This was not the only thing he started doing. Kazuya also started to develop Mei and Kyouko's sensitivity, aptitude and compatibility with mana. Due to the increase in the concentration of mana gathering at their household, the ladies were clearly showing positive changes. The two however were clearly showing different kinds of reactions.

Kyouko and Mei's natural abilities were improving, their agility, strength, intelligence and the like were enabling them to do so much work with ease. The clear difference between the two's developments were like night and day. Kyouko received a shocking growth when it came to her intelligence, concentration and mental agility.

Mei on the other hand, could now hold Kazuya in her embrace without worrying about him escaping. She could even catch him if he wanted to run away. To make matters even more complicated, her senses greatly improved and she can unconsciously sense those who were staring or paying attention to her.

”They should be able to protect themselves if it were normal circumstances. I guess this would be one of the perks of having your old life's memo—” Kazuya stopped what he was murmuring as an idea popped into his head.

He a clear advantage and that was his memory. If the plans forming in his mind about how to take revenge in Edea largely involved the usage of information from his memory and prediction of the future, then it could also apply on earth.

”A quick way to make a lot of money legally….” He looked at the date on his computer. ”The lottery would be a good choice since a kid can do it and get lucky” he decided. He would take a breather from reading too many books in the library at times and pick a random one. One of those was a book about a man and his schemes about trying to determine if there were patterns regarding winning lottery number combinations. It was mainly to make fun of the conspiracy theorists who like to gain attention by claiming as such but the numbers written on it were indeed the true winning numbers of the past.

Usually one wouldn't remember details about such a book but Kazuya was different. Like watching a movie countless number of times, the viewers will be able to memorize not only the lines but also various other details as long as they pay attention. Kazuya never thought that the random books he read would help him much but they were already playing their part in helping his current self.

Another example would be the book he read about physical therapy and reflexology. He can apply the science he learned about the human body towards optimizing his own training as well as help nurture the bodies of Mei and Kyouko. The two may have their capabilities enhanced but no one had endless stamina. Kazuya would help them by giving them simple massages to relax and improve their constitutions by strengthening them with his mana.

”Money is just the first step…” Kazuya pondered about the next step.

There were obviously limitations since his current self was too young to be taken seriously. He needed a guardian to oversee everything since minors were considered not competent enough no matter how much of a genius one was. Since he wanted to hide this from Kyouko, there was only one other person who he trusted enough to help him with his plans.

”Big sis will most likely agree but I wonder if she'll give me a hard time…” Kazuya murmured. Mei was unpredictable at times so Kazuya was a little troubled. He didn't doubt her sincerity towards him but her overprotectiveness at times do cause some trouble for him. ”I will have to worry about that later. For now, I need to get things prepared for when I win the lottery”

Kazuya got on his computer and checked the lottery results of the past and made sure they coincided with his memories. He targeted two lotteries in specific; the one that was recorded for not having a winner for consecutive weeks and the big lottery at the end of the year which no one was also lucky enough to win this year. This was more than enough to get his own company started and the money itself would be a great help if ever the two families ever clashed.

”As for the people…”

After making sure that the lottery numbers have been accurate, Kazuya proceeded to download two specific applications. One was an online game that was about to be officially released, and one was a currently under development chatting application used by gamers.

*KNOCK*

”Young master it's Yui. I have something I need to discuss with you” She tried to stealthily enter but she couldn't open the doors no matter what she did. Kazuya of course was aware of her presence because of the detection array but did not mind as she was not the first person to wander around his research area trying to get a glimpse of what he was up to.

”Come on in then” she was not the first visitor either. Mei basically made him set up a place where visitors or she could sit and stay. ”What do you want?” he had many things to think about so he cut straight to the point.

”Payback” Yui gave a mischievous grin. ”I have something that would help the Kurogane conglomerate to accept their loss without making a big fuss but I want you to take back your insults and beg me” Yui folder her arms and stood proudly in front of him.

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