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Mister Katsu, there is not much left from your original story, only the characters… they dance to my tunes though! For free.

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Anyway, tomorrow Nancy is back in the country.

25 Nancy's Jewelry Store.

At six in the morning, I welcomed Nancy at the Airport, "Hello Honey, did you have a good trip?" I asked and kissed both her cheeks.

Nancy hugged me back and answered: "A bit boring, Seiji, I am happy to see a friendly face here. It is still ok for me to stay at your place?"

I took Nancy's luggage and said: "My home is your home, Nancy, Ringo moved permanently into our home, so you both can meet every day if you want to. Did you see her new models?"

Nancy grinned: "The ones that Elena ordered for your games at night? Yes to both actually. Thank you for that encrypting program by the way, Industrial espionage is getting more common, and Hacking our Email is easily done as you demonstrated."

When we arrived home, Nancy went into her room to unpack, and I started to search my map for treats, They followed us to our place, I made myself [Invisible] and [Teleport] behind them and used [Sleep] on the men of the Chinese Mafia. Now the original Seiji was soft on them, me? I am not that soft. Delaidos hardened me, so an [Electric Shock] later I stored them in my inventory, I will ditch them in the Tower of Sunrise, there are enough hungry monsters to make the evidence disappear. A quick search later showed that all was clear.

When I returned, Nancy came out of her room in her bathrobe, freshly showered. I told her: "I took care of your Tail, if they continue, I will deal with them permanently. Why are they so persistent in tailing you? It can't be solely for a Jewelry business?"

Nancy looked thoughtful, finally, she said: "I think it has to do something with my Mother. She has connections that normal traders don't have. I noticed several times that if someone troubled her, a few days later that someone stopped troubling her, or even moved away."

I nodded, "Then you have to keep your normal look here, Nancy. I bet you have someone tailing you who is on your side, I can't spot them, only the ones that are a treat to you. You can however use your disguise if you want a day out incognito. Now, what do you want for breakfast?"

Xxxxx

One by one the girls woke up and hugged Nancy at the breakfast table, Elena said: "We were looking forward to your visit, Nancy, Ringo the most. I bet she can't wait to show you her new collection."

Ringo smiled at Elena and lifted her bracelet: "They are all in here, Elena, and I can wait until breakfast is done… barely."

The conversation drifted to Hilda's school and College life, Elena commented: "The afternoons are lively here, a lot of students come over to do their homework and projects with Hilda, Aya, Mai, and Yurie. They feel the influence of Lord Seiji's [Information Magic]. His [Teaching] Level 5 and [Skill Mastery Increase] combined with the [Hero Party] presence, are making them comprehend their courses ten times faster than usual."

Aya joked: "We order take out, if they taste Seiji's food, they probably want to move in."

Yurie commented: "Some are talking about it, even without the food, they call it their lucky spot."

Inari said: "We don't mind, they are a friendly bunch, and we are learning a lot from them too."

Nancy smiled: "I bet I'll like them too, although I will be busy with the new shop. Speaking and reading Japanese helped me a lot already, it cut my time in half, and negotiating will be a blast when they find out I can understand them."

I told Nancy: "Be sure to ask me to translate for you, with a bit of pushing I can be your guide for a week."

Kacha changed the subject: "Master Seiji, the Sugar production is going smooth and the [Candy] Production is getting there, it is time for a Paper Mill to produce paper for the Printing Press."

Inari added: "We even trained our [Water Magic] for that task. For the Sugar production too, [Purify] not only purifies the water but also purifies the Sugar, it removes all impurities and we get a good quality of Sugar for our [Candy]."

Kacha said: "We can [Purify] the Pulp to get white paper without using chemicals."

Aya commented: "Hilda and I completed our research and selected a good type of Printing Press, we need only to find out how to produce the Delaidos alphabet for the templates. That type of press uses Tin letters, so we need molds to cast those letters."

Ringo offered: "I can help you with that, if you give me some examples of those Tin letters I can make them into the Delaidos Alphabet with [Earth Magic]."

"Alright, Kacha and Inari, search for a suitable spot for that paper mill and buy that property," I said, "make it big enough so the Printing house and bookbinding workshop fit in that location. I will provide the money."

Mai commented: "You will need several Water Mages for those factories, Kacha. With just one Magic, their MP is too low to cast it continuously, and if they have a lot of MP, they will go to the Tower of Sunrise, which pays better."

Lela said: "Use poor children. No, hear me out! Hire poor children from ten years to twelve and give them a contract, you teach them the four [Elemental Magics] for free, and they will work and train in the Paper Mill until they are fifteen or sixteen. By then they will have learned to use their Magic and are better prepared to go to the Tower of Sunrise."

Lela looked around and asked: "How many kids of fifteen years old will have 8000 Aurum to buy four [Magic Spell Stone]? They will beg for a spot in that paper mill and even want to work there until they are eighteen. They get training, a roof over their head, and free Magic even a meal each day. Don't you think this is a fair deal?"

Inari nodded: "That is a very fair deal, Mistress Lela, a lot of Beast folk will line up for that opportunity. Minya is getting a lot of attention with her Cougar tail already. So are we, a seven-tailed Kitsune has not appeared for centuries, neither is a Jaguar Nekomata."

I said: "I know we are against child labor, but with this, we are helping them better themselves. We can offer the same conditions to the workers of the sugar plant, to make them equal. That way the country gets skilled Magicians, and we get dedicated workers."

Hilda said: "I would sign in a second, Brother Seiji, a lot of children would. I am off to school, goodbye."

Soon, Ayla, Mai, and Yurie left too. When I prepared to leave for work, Nancy said: "I took this day to get rid of my Jet lag, is there something I can do around here?"

Elena offered: "Lela and I are discussing reforms for Delaidos, and can use an outside opinion."

Lela commented: "You may not know a lot of Delaidos, but you know this world better, and it is this world that we set our goals to."

Nancy nodded: "And we meet halfway. I can help with that."

Xxxxx

At work, my director came into my office, "Maruyama San, do you remember Miss Vanderbilt from a few months ago?"

I nodded: "Sure I remember, Director, when I escorted her back to the Hotel, I offered her a home-cooked meal at my apartment, with my sister and fiancee. We had a nice evening, and we kept in contact. She told me she will be visiting our firm soon."

My Director asked surprised: "Why didn't you tell us about it, Maruyama San?"

I looked at him and answered: "To keep her friendship, Director, I knew she would come to us anyway, if I started pushing for it as you would have no doubt ordered it, she would go to another Firm. I could not afford to lose her friendship. That, and our friendship is private."

The Director looked thoughtfully at me: "So you are certain she will pick our Firm?"

I nodded: "I am certain she will if you are not using this information to raise your offer. I already made a start on the system in my spare time."

Curious the Director asked: "How far along are you, Maruyama San?"

"95%, Director, I used the Golden Week and my vacation time for it, it is almost finished, there are only some details left," I answered.

It is true, I got bored and Ori helped a lot, in fact, she did most of the work, she is like my personal AI, if she didn't enjoy my love life that much, she would never leave the Net.

The director asked: "If you are 95% done, why don't you sell it directly to Miss. Vanderbild, Maruyama San?"

I shrugged: "For the after-sale service, Director, this is the last project I will do in this firm. To be honest, some weeks ago I won the Lotto 7, and I only stay here just to help my friend Miss Vanderbilt get her System."

The director was shocked: "You won the Lotto 7? That is a lot of money, Maruyama San. I can understand you want to quit your job now."

"It is not that much, really, a big part went to my parents, another part to my sister, I bought an apartment, and we can live moderately from the interest. I plan to do some freelance work to keep busy." then I asked: "Can you keep the fact that I won the Lotto quiet, please, director?"

"I will, I have to inform the President, you understand?" he told me "But after what that [Herbal Supplement] did for his son, he will understand."

"Thank you, director, I will do my work as usual until the deal with Miss. Vanderbilt is completed." I reassured him.

Yes, I felt that my time here was wasted, I could do more good in Delaidos, the country is weak and vulnerable, now that we are producing [Magic Spell Stones], the neighbors will come knocking on our door. I am also serving as the stick behind the door, only to come out if they are bad.

But, for now, I am stuck here… without anything to do, Ori did it all. I spent my time watching the stewardesses, although that gets old too, hours on an Airplane or in a terminal are boring too. The exciting nightlife? Nope, I must have selected the most boring ones of the lot, ah? There is one for the Mile High Club… Yuri? Meh, that is fun to watch too.

Xxxxx

Haruto Honda and Minato Sato, two boys that are regularly visit our home with Hilda, were drooling over Nancy. Two girls, Himari Tanaka and Reina Suzuki had to pinch them regularly to get their attention back on their homework.

At their annoyed faces, Hilda said: "They will get used to it, Himari San and Reina San. It is not that they will ever have a chance at Nancy San, but they can dream. Brother Seiji explained to me that daydreams are motivating us to do our best."

Reina sighed: "You are right, Hilda san, you are lucky with your brother-in-law, and daydreaming about him is the best."

One of the college girls heard them and said: "Keep dreaming big, little sister, and work hard for it, in our college there are a lot of good men and women to choose from. But, I must admit that Seiji San and the women in this apartment are high class."

Hilda nodded: "They work very hard too, big brother works the hardest to keep us happy."

The college girl whispered: "I bet he does."

Mai heard her and whispered: "He does." causing the girl to choke on her drink.

I decided to cook dinner, we have been living on Take Outs too long and I was in the mood to cook.

Soon, I had an audience, I was using [Speed] to triple my speed and my skill in Cooking made it into a real show, Elena, Lela and Nancy came to take a look, Nancy commented: "It still amazes me how fast he is in the kitchen. He is good with his hands."

Elena sighed and said out loud: "He is, day and night."

That made the brains of Hilda's friends go into overdrive, and the looks of the college girls glaze over.

I announced: "Dinner is ready in fifteen minutes, set the table please."

Everyone rushed to clear the table and set the plates, it was a bit cramped with seven extra mouths, but that made it more fun. I scored extra points with my dishes, the three college girls wanted to move in, and the four Junior Highs asked to be adopted.

Elena smiled and said: "Sorry, all spots have been taken, you have to find your special one somewhere else."

Minato asked: "Where did you learn to cook so good, Maruyama San?"

Aya bragged: "When he was taking care of Mother and me when I was born. Mother had a hard time, and Seiji took care of us, while Father did extra shifts to pay the doctor's bills. He even delayed college for six years to take care of me. He could enter college when he was twelve and he sacrificed it all for Mother and me."

When she got everyone's attention, she continued: "In college, he took a job as a cook in a four-star restaurant to pay for his tuition, he did so good he even sent money home. And still, he came out strong."

Haruto said: "Wow! Maruyama San, do you have a cape and a Hero name? Can you Fly? That was a heroic story."

Elena chuckled: "Now that is an idea, but Haruto kun, I call him Lord Seiji, we did not think about a cape. Lord Seiji, do you think Gamudo has one in stock?"

I shook my head: "No, capes look cool but get in the way when I am slaying monsters, and they stain too easily."

Minato suddenly shouted out: "Now I know where I remember you from! You fought the Iron Maiden at the Cos Play Fair! I watched it on YouTube! And... You are the Iron Maiden! That makes you Ran! And Apure… you are Ringo! Hilda, you were Apure's sister! The homeroom teacher! I can not believe it I am in the same room with Celebrities!

Nancy asked innocently: "Seiji? Do you hand out signatures? I believe you have a fan."

Minato almost shouted: "Of course, I am a fan! Did you see that fight? My Kendo teacher is still drooling when he is watching that video. He calls it poetry in motion."

Nancy nodded: "I saw the video, Seiji and Lela are very handy with a sword, it is almost Magical. Inari and Kacha are almost at that level too I heard."

Minato turned to Hilda, "Hilda San, are you good with a blade too?"

Hilda shook her head: "No, I am not that good, Lela Sama and Brother Seiji are the best. Can you keep this quiet, Minato San? Brother Seiji doesn't like the attention."

Minato sighed: "I will, Hilda San, I won't risk getting banned from here."

Haruto commented: "Minato San will have to show me the videos, but I will keep this quiet too."

One by one the others confirmed it, they didn't want to lose their spot there. After dinner, the kids gathered around Minato's Laptop to watch the videos.

Reina asked, "Hilda San? How did they change their faces to look like the real anime characters? We can see it is them, but the faces are different."

Hilda answered: "I don't know, some sort of Make-Up I think."

Himari sighed: "They were amazing! That speed and the sword skills are out of this world, Hilda San, if you are even half as good as your Brother-in-law, then you have to join our Kendo club."

Hilda smiled: "My studies come first, Himari San, I never had a sword in my hand, only a set of daggers."

Reina asked: "What did you do with those Daggers Hilda San?"

Hilda shrugged: "I skinned and dissected the animals the others killed. I am quite good at it."

Silence… the four kids tried to imagine Hilda skinning an animal with her daggers, that sweet Hilda with Daggers… no, they couldn't.

Xxxxx

When the students went home, Nancy chuckled: "It is a good thing Minato didn't know that the three warrior girls were here too. He would lose his mind."

I commented: "Yes he would. With the amount of skin you showed at the fair, a lot of males are using it as inspiration at night."

Nancy activated her [Magic Stone of Human Transformation] and turned into her sexy Japanese form, she asked: "Oh? Am I an inspiration to you too, Lord Seiji?"

I grabbed her closer and answered: "Nah, I am using your real body as inspiration, not that I don't like this beauty, but the original is smoking hot."

Nancy turned back and pecked my nose: "Good answer, Lord Seiji."

Nancy turned to Ringo, "Your designs are beautiful, Ringo, here are some diamonds and gems you can use for your collection. Remember to keep it exclusive, no more than ten sets each. Do you have enough precious metals?"

Ringo answered, "I only have Mithril, silver, and Gold to work with. I wanted to talk to you about the current trends and go from there."

Soon the two were discussing design and metals, I turned to Hilda and asked: "Those four seem to be good friends of you Hilda, are there others?"

Hilda shook her head: "The others are friendly enough, but these four accepted me immediately on the first day, and we made it a study group. We became good friends."

Mai commented: "So are Tsumugi and Rin, they are members of our Karate club and we have been friends since our first year."

Aya laughed: "Remember Seiji that I shared my Bento with a girl that forgot her money? In the end, she wanted to marry you. Well that girl is Yuki, we became good friends, and now she tasted your food. I bet she will be visiting every day."

Elena said: "She will need to wait until Kacha and Inari move to Beast Country to get a spot."

Ayla smiled: "I don't think she wants to share, Elena. And I am kind of hooked on Kacha and Inari, our play is awesome."

Kacha said: "We still have a lot to learn Ayla, we will be here for a long time, and making love to you all feels really good to us, it makes us feel wanted and loved."

Yurie said: "No doubt that we want and love you, Kacha. You are one of us, even when you move to beast Country, you are just a [Teleport] away."

That night, Nancy got me all for herself. Halfway through, she went out and fetched Elena and Lela for help to tame the beast.

Xxxxx

Nancy came along with me to the Company for the meeting, the deal was settled in two hours, and the details were ironed out by the time it was lunch. Nancy asked and got my services as her translator for the time it needed to install the system in her shop, the President was informed about my friendship and had no problem lending me out.

I gave the system I prepared and gave it to my colleagues with the words: "This time it is me giving you guys some work. Enjoy it, my friends. Nancy? Let's go."

My colleagues saw me walk away with Nancy on my arm, cursing my luck in silence. Outside I asked: "Where to, my fair Lady?"

Nancy answered: "I want to take a look at our new store, they told me it will be ready in two weeks."

Nancy's store was a posh one, in the most expensive part of the city, and quite a big store. Nancy went over the plans with the supervisor, impressing him with her knowledge of his trade and language. After making some minor adjustments we left with the finishing date set on two weeks. We planned to install the server and security system on the last day. Until then we are free birds.

I asked: "How about we shake our tails and raise your level?"

Nancy asked: "How are we going to do that?"

"Two options, we go to a hotel, you change into your Japanese alter ego, and I change into a Caucasian, or we take the subway and change along the way," I said

Nancy said: "Take the subway, they can monitor who walks out of the hotel and eventually find out about our secret."

We lost our tail and [Teleport] home. I checked my map and found four hostiles. I eliminated three of them and put a beacon on the fourth. Back home, I took Nancy to the Tower of Sunshine. I set the XP distribution to go to her, geared ourselves up, and [Teleport] to the 53th floor to face the Golem of Light.

I made quick work of him, and [Teleport] to the 55th floor to face the Light Bird, after a short fight, I stored another yummy bird, then I called Ori: "Ori? Can Nancy touch the [Information Crystal]? Pretty please? Or do we have to fight the dragon on the 59th floor again?"

Ori smiled sweetly and said: "You can, and you know how to pay for it, Do you?"

I grinned, "I know, last night was a down payment. Come, honey, a Crystal awaits you and a good shag."

At the top floor, I guided Nancy to the Crystal, after touching she got [Information Magic] level 3.

On top of upgrading [Search], [Map], and [Trade], Nancy gained [Vigilance], [Tracking], and [Appraisal] and a boost in MP.

I hugged Nancy from behind and whispered in her ear: "Now we are going to pay Ori."

Nancy leaned in on me and softly asked: "Pay? How?"

Slowly I started to undress Nancy and explained: "Ori is the Spirit of [Information Magic] and is bonded to my body, you saw the Tattoos on my body, each one is a Spirit, and they feel everything I feel and everything a woman feels when I make love to her. And Nancy, they are a horny bunch."

Slowly we made love, for an hour we were gentle and caring, we had to, last night was a bit rough, that is why I am boosting Nancy, her level 25 could not take it. Ori loved it all the same.

Nancy said: "I am Level 39 now, I even feel stronger. What now, Seiji?"

I hugged her: "Now we finish the tour of the Temples, Ice, Body reinforcement, Darkness, Light. Water, Earth, and Fire too. I could get that for you, but the temple will get you a higher level."

The next hour, Nancy got a major boost, [Water Magic] 4, [Ice Magic] 2, [Light Magic] 1, [Body Reinforcement Magic] 3, [Earth Magic] 2, [Fire Magic] 3. No Darkness though.

Back home, I started to prepare for an early dinner, Hilda and her four friends were the first to come home, followed by Mai and Yurie and their friends. Aya and Yuki were next, after a quick message, Ringo, Lydia, Kacha and Inari hurried in when they heard dinner was almost ready.

Elena and Lela came out of the office when the food was on the table, after dinner, I said: "Elena, you need to take a break sometimes, when was the last time you took a day off? The day we visited Hilda's school remember."

Aya was all for it: "Yes, Elena, why don't we take a day off tomorrow? That is a Saturday, we can go shopping or watch a movie. Or we can visit your family."

I chuckled: "Start with your assignments first. I will help with revision when you are done with it."

Yuki sighed: "The food was soo good, too bad you are of the market, Seiji San. Come Aya, let's start our assignment, our grades are getting in the top ten, and I like to keep it that way. This place is my lucky spot, everything is so much easier here."

Haruto looked at Yuki and said: "Then we are not the only one that feels that way, Minato and I can study better here too. Reina and Himari told us that their grades are getting better too."

Yuki looked at Tsumugi and Rin, both nodded, Rin said: "Yes, us too, it is only a few weeks since we came here, but we notice a big difference when we study here compared to somewhere else. Mai? Is it the place or the company?"

Mai smiled: "The company of course! Don't you feel that Seiji is radiating knowledge, and Elena has an aura of Wisdom? They create an environment that stimulates the brain activity. Or you can call it positive energy."

Haruto commented: "I think Seiji San is radiating a harem. I can point at least six or seven that are smitten with him, to begin with Elena San and to stop with Yuki San."

Elena smiled softly: "I can not blame someone for liking or being in love with Lord Seiji, I love him too after all. We are living together, of course, there are feelings."

Reina stomped Haruto's arm: "Stop your Day Dreams you dunce! You are reading too many Manga"

Minato said: "I would not mind a spar with the Iron Maiden, maybe I can be the better man."

Lela nodded: "That can be arranged, Minato San, I always wanted to test my skills against the local sword masters."

Minato panicked: "Lela San! I am not a Master! You can not judge our martial arts on my skill. I am good for my age, but am far from being a Master."

I said: "That is the road to Mastery, Minato, knowing at what point you are on the road to Perfection."

Himari sighed: "Too bad that Perfection is a goal, not a destination."

"That answer deserves a tutoring session. We let our food digest for an hour, then we will spar, we have some workout clothes to change in. You can start with doing your homework."