After talking to Ma?ra, I headed back to the inn, and on the way, I rethought my discussion with Ma?ra.
I couldn't trust her yet, and to be honest, she was no more than a stranger so just the thought of me telling her the whole truth was illogical.
'Yup, I won't take such a risk…'
That was why I told her my version of everything, in other words, my version of the truth, and I also included some minor details like, 'this was my fourth reincarnation.'
Furthermore, I added another minor twist and explained that most of the events that I was talking about happened during my first previous reincarnations, and only my power remained when I came to this world. 'My power of nullification, that is… I didn't tell her about the other kind of powers that I might have because I don't even know about them myself.'
I felt I was doing something bad. 'Am I becoming a bad guy?'
I heard that a real villain could manipulate their targets with words only. Things like: 'Saying the truth is the best way to hide the real truth…'
So in a way, I told her everything I knew. Still, it turned into an extremely unbelievable story and that must be why she treated me as insane. Well, as long as she had an idea about the origin of my power and how it worked, then it was fine…
'I still need to work a bit on my villain skills. Hahaha…'
Of course, I was half-joking when this thought crossed my mind.
But there were other reasons why I used kind of method. The master left another note, and its content was very concerning.
Firstly, I wanted to gauge Ma?ra's reaction. 'I wanted to know how people would react if I told them about my situation. And yes, people still find it hard to believe even in this world, the idea of reincarnation that is.'
That was why when said: "Miss Ma?ra, to tell you the truth, I reincarnated in this world, and this is my fourth reincarnation," she looked at me as if I was a clown.
I admit that trying to tell her my story, even if it was just my version of the truth, was still a foolish idea, now that I thought about it again.
At that moment, I was convinced that it was a very good idea. 'Really, I think I need more than just my power if I want to mature in other areas…'
My goal was to test Ma?ra, and even though she didn't seem to understand what I said, her master certainly knew something about people from other worlds.
There was also another reason. In one of his notes, the master wrote: "That man gave me a clue but I couldn't manage to find the final answer. How did he find out about my potential anyway? What a mysterious man…"
'I can deduce from this fact that only a handful of people know about people from other worlds... And those who know are certainly not normal people.'
This was the only time the master talked about this mysterious man, and I couldn't help but think that the man that he was talking about was not from this world. 'I hope I am wrong, because if so, then…. Sigh… I bet it's another problem to deal with.'
Anyway, I managed to convince Ma?ra by making her think that I was so desperate and invented nonsenses just to convince her. 'Or at least, that was my goal...'
I also demonstrated my power a little bit so she was persuaded that I could nullify the drawbacks.
Well, I used her emotions for her master to do that, and she swallowed my version of the truth.
Besides, I learned something from that conversation. I realized that I needed to work on persuasion and manipulation skills. I also realized that talking about my situation to other people was a bad idea.
'I was considering telling everything to Liu at some point, but I guess I was just too excited and wanted to sound cool by telling her my cool backstory… I thought that sharing a secret just between the two of us will help with the evolution of our relationship… Hahaha… I guess I am just a man after all… That was close.'
*****
After discussing with the others, Liu decided to move to Ma?ra's house with me, and of course, everyone else followed her.
'Wasn't she angry with me though? I thought that she didn't want to see me anymore after that… After all, girls are like that, right?'
As usual, Timothy complained a lot when he saw the rooms. He said something like they were not appropriate for Liu.
"Are trying to make fun of us?" He said.
"So what kind of room do you want?" I asked him. I wanted to know why this guy behaved like that when it came to Liu.
Timothy began to describe the dream room where Liu needed to sleep in. 'How much does this guy fantasize about Liu?'
"Okay, let's renovate rooms ourselves!" I announced.
Then I wrapped my arm around his neck and whispered in a low voice. "Timothy, wouldn't it be great if you could make Liu's room yourself? Liu will sleep on the bed you prepared for her you know…"
"Humph! What are you talking about? Timothy pushed away my hand as if he was angry, but his face betrayed him. "So when are we going to that?"
Timothy was an easy guy to manipulate. 'Or did my manipulation skill improve?'
"We can begin now, let's go shopping together. Tomorrow, we can renovate the rooms and have a big party in the evening. This will be my way of thanking you for bringing me here," I said.
Everyone looked a little bit surprised.
'Come on guys, I am just being a little bit friendly with you because my opinions of you improved…' I thought, and I didn't say it out loud, but I also kind of understood their reaction.
"A party huh? Sounds good to me…" Zax said. "Anyway, can you buy me parts too… I am inventing something new and surprisingly, there are rare items here."
'Isn't she bold now?' I thought to myself as I looked at the petite girl in front of me. 'Well, she is like a small and cute animal so why not…'
"Okay, but I want to see your inventions later…"
"'Kay."
I wanted to see the reaction of the others so I talked to them one by one as they inspected the room and the area. I was glad that I spent time observing these last few days.
"Mr. Brodon, can we trust you with the food? I bet you have something you want to try…"
"Haha… You know your stuff kid," Brondon answered.
It seemed like I managed to bring Brandon and Timothy on my side.
As for Feldenis…
'What is he doing with Ma?ra?'
I looked at Feldenis who had an expression who had an expression that I had never seen on his face when he talked to Ma?ra, looking at the area full of herbs and flowers.
"Miss Ma?ra, this flower, don't tell me that this is an Orchdideusmalin, a very rare type of plant. I never dreamed that I would see it with my own eyes!"
"Is that so?" Ma?ra answered.
I pretended to not see that. 'I guess he is okay with it too…'
"Yelena, Timothy, you like to drink right? Why don't you guys look for local delicacies?"
"Hmph, don't give me order Adam." Yelena didn't even look at me.
But I had another idea.
"Hey, Timothy! I believe that Liu is the type of woman who doesn't get drunk easily, but who knows, it may still affect her and she may show us a side of her that we've never seen before. Don't you want to see that?" I whispered to him.
"…"
Timothy didn't say anything but his face betrayed him. I handed him enough money and he took them, then he walked other Yelena. 'That's settled too…'
I was a little bit proud of myself there. I managed to ask people to have a party, and I was the one who proposed the idea…
'Now, what am I going to do with Liu?'
Liu didn't say anything, and I couldn't guess from her face if she was okay with it or not.
I approached her and tried to talk to her. I had something in my mind. "Miss Liu, it's not much, but this was the only way I could find to express my thanks… I hope you will be able to enjoy the party."
Liu looked at me and nodded.
'What was that? Is that an okay sign? What is she thinking? I can't guess at all…'
After that, we strolled around the city and bought everything we needed to renovate the rooms and for the party.
For some reason, I ended up with Liu, Cristal, Verte, and Zax.
Liu didn't ask me to buy anything at all, she just looked at everything as if she was inspecting them, unlike Zax who became very greedy and acted too familiar with me.
'She is way too excited… She looks like a little kid. I can't believe that she is older than Liu.'
In the end, we didn't have a choice but rent a little floating vehicle to transport all of the materials that we bought as we moved around. 'Girls like shopping, don't they?'
Even Liu bought one thing or two with her own money. I felt like I failed as a man when I saw her doing that.
As we visited the shops one by one, I came across something very interesting.
"Excuse me, what is this?"
The shop sold jewelry and precious stones, but one of them picked my attention. It was a very beautiful blue stone. 'It looks like Liu's eyes…'
A zelphyre man who looked like he was already past his prime took a look at the stone that I pointed at.
"Hmmm… You have good eyes kid. This is a dragon stone. It's a fragment of a dragon's heart that undergo a rare process of crystallization." The shopkeeper explained.
'I guess all shopkeepers say that line, 'you have good eyes…' in every world.'
I liked the stone and I wanted to give it to Liu so I bought it anyway.
On the way back, Cristal whispered something to me.
"I know that you make some progress in every way but don't overdo it, master. Remember your goal, and one step at a time."
"Okay."
I didn't notice it myself but was I acting strangely?
'I guess, I was acting out of my character... But isn't that what to change means? Well, Cristal's right, I can't overdo it...'
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