Chapter 4:

Wealth will be.

My will shall resonate in this stormy game


As I gained better abilities, such as being able to walk, clean up after myself, or eat meals more pleasant than the already tedious milk or ground cereal, I found that my time in the library was almost constant, except for small orderly exercises by the head of the family who is in theory my parent, I was given a lot of freedom.

My older brothers and sisters had much steeper training regimes and much stricter and the few minors, newborns or one year olds, with whom he played almost daily, to keep up appearances.

After eating a little on the way to the library and depending on whether the head of the family decided, they would take me to I trained a little with the sword, at the first sign of fatigue I showed they would leave the training pending, especially because the first few times I pushed myself to the point of being unconscious until I woke up at night.

"Good times are getting rarer." I swung the sword for the tenth time, feeling myself begin to shudder. lacking strength, compared to the 20 of the last time, or maybe it was just the excitement of the moment.

The only good thing about having almost no obligations was that I was able to walk around the kingdom almost without problems, I asked a little money, which I eventually saved and headed to Ma's business, his fruit sales were going well, I made sure of this by making my presence known every time I arrived, the power of prestige I assumed at the time, but because of how he ran a small tax calculation business it was the other reason.

“Madam, I come for more fruit, in the name of the House of Sun I seek to taste the sweet harvest of this humble home, as everyone claims.” I felt like a fool, but it was worth it.

“This little one is as lively as ever,” I put the basket on the table and looked at the fruit. “May you

“I feel like it today.”

“This,” I grabbed a green apple, “was one of the few things that was abundant in part because it was almost unsavory.

sweetness, but having them for so long had made them a little sweeter than usual.

“You keep picking the green ones, sometimes you have to taste the sweetness of the red ones.”

“I like these,” I didn’t delay in paying for the two Copper ones, as usual, because it left me with another apple and with this, the sale is complete according to the board. “As it happened, by the way, with Mr. Bas.” “Who told you?!” The shock was a comical event, more akin to a game than reality.

“I really got it right!” I didn’t think about it much, I already had that event waiting, after all it would lead me to be recognized as the lost son of the House of Sol. “Tell me?” I didn’t hesitate to approach and grab his sleeve, hoping to continue the conversation.

“Brave boy, don’t play with your elders.” He barely suppressed a chuckle.

“I’m sorry.” Almost at the same time, people seemed to share our atmosphere; the first few days were tense,

But as this problem progressed, it was lost in a pleasant laugh and a tacit agreement not to divulge it or, if done, to make it clear that it was an inside joke.

The fact that one of the fruits fell was not exactly something that went unnoticed, but I picked it up quickly. “I take it more.”

“Young man, you have to wash it.”

“Okay, I’ll go fishing to the river after all.”

“If you say so.”

One of the few good things about my status was that they cared about me or offending my family, but then

I returned to my seat, turned on the usual hot water, and with the book in hand, I managed to catch up while writing a little more than I remembered.

The almost exclusive presence of commoners made it easier to write since they did not know how to read or write and some of them were

They came up to me from time to time asking what a word or another meant and after a few months I felt

that I taught children to the extent that it was correct, but as my reading became more absent and my writing gained ground, they almost didn't come close, something I noticed and was grateful for by leaving a sheet of numbers among the first, to hide it if someone came close enough to see the calculations.

Once the specifications were finished, a little chat with the owner and some people interested in learning a little bit of writing especially numbers, I left, heading to the Merchant's caravan, his black and purple attire was so distinctive that it was hard to make a mistake and more importantly, his prices were the same as in the game.

“Merchant,” I said, aware that the name always seemed inappropriate to me.

“Sanjū, at your service, young son of the House of Sun,” He bowed slightly.

“Nice to see you again.” I leaned in the same direction, a habit I had lost through interaction with the rest. “I’m here for the usual.”

“Another deposit, it’s the fifth this week, that’s usually their limit.”

“I have to have everything in order, for when I visit your kingdom, besides, I will soon be an adult, I have to be

"Prepared for when the time comes." I feigned a sense of pride I didn't feel, but at the same time felt it would be necessary. "By the way, since things went well with the Arbos tribe, I hope the information I gave you was useful." I placed the coins on the table, while the swelling in my chest subsided from the accumulated air.

“The information from the House turned out to be quite accurate, my arrival was well received and I managed to sell many supplies.” He took the coins and showed me the book, where he clarified the amount and the account heading, signed, now in a better way than before, where he barely had a way to sign.

“Everything is in order; do you need anything else?”

“I have important information and I would like to ask you for help confirming it.”

“I hear your young man, I will do everything in my power to help you and if it benefits me too, I will not charge you.” nothing for my services.”

“Trade blockade?”

“Look, I wasn’t familiar with that topic. Can you give me more details?”

"They say that Rhythm is about to change authority and that the new leader will be a son of the cursed kingdom," I put

There was a hint of pity in his voice, as he reminisced about his journey as a son of war. “The White Guard says they’ll soon cut off all contact, with something called quarantine, and that he won’t be able to come here anymore.”

“I'm afraid you were completely unaware of this information and more importantly, if this happens, you will no longer be able to deposit

more or withdraw, unless you go to one of the places where other merchants can deal with this issue, try not to lose the medal.”

“Why?!” I feigned surprise very well if you ask me, but the territorial fight was always presented as a major problem.

“Simple, if the guards don't let me in, how will I exchange products? You know about the wolves outside.” I point to the entrance and consequently to the guards, “Am I wrong?”

“True, those wolves are fierce.” I gripped my chin between my index finger and thumb, as I looked at the entry with a small flash of wit, as if he had deduced something very complicated. “Anyway, do you know your future destiny?”

"I'm afraid that will be a matter for the union, but I will send a message by some means so that it reaches you in the future,

Otherwise, I will ask someone to give you your money.”

He caught my attention again, noticing how more helpful he was than usual. “I appreciate your consideration, Now second question.”

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