Starting with Firefly, Speedrunning the World

It's mealtime, and I can't let anything disturb my dining.

So, I just glanced at him and stopped paying attention.

Ace Ukiyo, however, seemed to sense something. He, who had been spacing out, turned his head to look at Firefly. He found that the girl in front of him was beautiful, but he didn't recognize her at all.

Maybe it was just a coincidence!

He felt he was being too sensitive; she just looked at him.

After all, no one could easily connect the two without witnessing Firefly's transformation into Stellaron Hunter Sam with their own eyes.

Before, whenever Firefly appeared before Ace Ukiyo and the others, she was in Sam's form.

There was nothing similar to her now.

"Stellaron Hunter Sam..."

Who is he? Is he related to my mother?!

Thinking of that Stellaron Hunter again, Ace Ukiyo frowned and pondered, completely without any leads.

Sam's previous information had made him very concerned and conflicted.

He really wanted to find Stellaron Hunter Sam and ask him face-to-face, but setting aside whether he would tell him, it was difficult to find him now.

The Grand Prix was suddenly halted, and there had been no news from the management yet.

He didn't know what happened afterward.

While Geats was at a loss here, Firefly was happily eating the food that had been served. After eating her fill, Firefly patted her tummy and went to pay the bill.

She found that Ace Ukiyo was still there, his food cold and barely touched. What a waste of food!

Suddenly, Firefly had an idea, something she had considered before.

Without hesitation, she turned and disappeared from the restaurant. When she reappeared, only a few minutes had passed, but she now held a USB drive with copied content in her hand.

Just a regular one, not worth much.

To be honest, even though Ace Ukiyo was no longer the Star of Stars from the original story, his material wealth was still considerable.

Even though he hadn't done anything serious all these years, mostly just messing around in the Kamen Rider reality show, with his thousand years of memory, making money was too easy.

It's just that his focus wasn't on making money. For him, having enough money and financial freedom was sufficient.

Seeing that Ace Ukiyo hadn't left, Firefly walked directly toward him.

"..."

"If you miss her so much, why didn't you do something earlier?"

She walked slowly to Ace Ukiyo's side and found that he didn't seem to notice her presence, just staring blankly at the gold coin in his hand.

It was the only item his first mother had left him.

It was also the honorary reward for winning the DGP Grand Prix at the time, becoming the Desire God.

Chapter 46: How Much Is Your Mother Worth?

"Hm?"

Hearing the voice beside him, Ace Ukiyo clasped the gold coin in his hand, put it away, and then turned to look at the person who had arrived.

It was the young girl he had seen dining nearby earlier.

But her words made Ace Ukiyo a little curious, as if she knew about his affairs.

It was hard to believe; besides himself, no one should know about his mother. Not even the DGP management was very clear.

"Are you talking to me?"

Ace Ukiyo asked her softly, wondering who this girl was.

"There shouldn't be anyone else here."

Actually, Firefly hadn't intended to approach Ace Ukiyo proactively in such a short time, but since they had met, she didn't mind giving things a nudge.

Although she didn't fear the DGP at all, it would be too monotonous to target the DGP alone.

Ace Ukiyo also had an unavoidable conflict with the DGP management.

He cared deeply about his first mother, but his mother was a tool for the DGP management, a consumable whose Creation Power was about to be depleted.

Once Ace Ukiyo knew this, he would undoubtedly become an enemy of the DGP management.

"Who are you?"

"And what did that sentence mean?"

Firefly's answer made Ace Ukiyo stand up, staring intently at her.

Although she hadn't stated it explicitly, it was clear that this unfamiliar girl knew a lot about him.

She was no ordinary person!

"Who I am is not important."

"However, there is one thing you might really need."

Saying this, Firefly took out the USB drive she had just prepared and placed it in front of him.

"What is this?"

Looking at the USB drive before him, Ace Ukiyo didn't reach out to take it immediately.

"It's what you've been looking for, what you've always wanted to know."

Without any pretense, Firefly sat down in front of him and calmly stated the contents of the USB drive.

Yes, she had just gone out, bought a USB drive by the roadside, and copied some images of the Creation Goddess from the Vision Driver into it.

Because of her interference, Firefly didn't know when the fox in front of her would be able to find these secrets about the DGP's operations.

If that was the case, she didn't mind giving him a push.

Let Geats confront the DGP's operations early; that would be more interesting.

Although Ace Ukiyo might not have the ability to deal with the DGP's operations yet, after all, he didn't even have the Red Fox form, let alone the Nine-Tailed Fox form.

But Firefly believed that under these conditions, he would be able to unleash the Creation Power within him.

To be honest, Firefly really wanted to fight the Fox God. Otherwise, there were few people left in this world who would make her bring out her true power and form.

Moreover, the achievement reward for defeating Geats in his Fox God state would definitely not be low.

It was also preparation for future worlds.

No one knew what the next world would be like, or if it would be very dangerous. With enough Points, the danger could be minimized.

Of course, if Ace Ukiyo couldn't unleash the Creation Power at all and was really killed by the DGP's operations, Firefly wouldn't feel too guilty.

At most, it would be a pity about the Fox God achievement.

But as a child of miracles, she believed Geats wouldn't disappoint her. Not to mention, he had the support of the Top Supporter, Gene.

"...What I want?"

Looking at the ordinary USB drive in front of him, Ace Ukiyo naturally didn't believe Firefly just because of her words.

How could a person she had never met know what he wanted?

But thinking about Firefly's first sentence, he felt a little curious. Could it be that there was news about his mother in it?

Was the girl in front of him really someone related to the DGP's operations?

Or was she simply someone from the DGP's operations?

"A thousand years of reincarnation, the one never forgotten."

"Don't you want to know where she went?"

Seeing that Geats clearly understood what she was saying but was deliberately playing dumb, Firefly didn't waste any more time with him and got straight to the point.

"What?!"

"How do you know about this?"

"Are you from the DGP's operations? Where is she!"

At this moment, Ace Ukiyo couldn't sit still. Even though he had lived for a long time and was as cunning as a fox, he couldn't hide his inner feelings on this matter.

He directly slammed his hands heavily on the table, staring intently at Firefly, wanting to get the answer he desired.

"I told you, what you want to know is all in here."

"You don't need to know anything else."

Ignoring Ace Ukiyo's agitated emotions, Firefly said calmly.

"..."

Hearing this, Ace Ukiyo gave Firefly a deep look and stopped talking nonsense. He reached out to grab the USB drive, but Firefly stopped him first.

"What do you mean?"

This made Ace Ukiyo frown instantly, his gaze fixed on the girl.

"You don't think you're just going to take it like this, do you?"

Firefly tilted her head and looked at him, her beautiful eyes making Ace Ukiyo fall silent.

"...What do you want?"

After a few seconds of thought, Ace Ukiyo still didn't choose to use force. Instead, he asked Firefly about her purpose.

"Money."

"Huh? Money?"

This answer stunned Ace Ukiyo; it was somewhat unexpected.

He thought it would be some other motive related to the DGP Grand Prix, but he never expected it to be for money!

This made him even doubt if the girl in front of him was lying to him, that she actually knew nothing.

But what she said confirmed that the other party did know about him, knew that he was looking for his mother.

"How much do you want?"

Although a bit speechless, Ace Ukiyo still agreed.

"Just give me what you think it's worth, or rather, what your mother's importance is worth."

Firefly replied casually.

Currently, Ace Ukiyo didn't have anything worth her attention. If she wanted money, it was just because she felt she couldn't just give away this information for free; it wasn't her main objective.

"..."

Ace Ukiyo fell silent for a few seconds, realizing he truly couldn't understand the girl in front of him.

But he still agreed, even transferring all the cash he had at his disposal to Firefly without the slightest hesitation. For Ace Ukiyo, money was truly an external possession; if he wanted it, he would earn enough again very quickly.

His mother, however, was what he cared about the most.

"If this isn't enough, I can sell my real estate after some time and make up the difference."

After the transaction was completed, Ace Ukiyo, worried she might be unsatisfied, added.

"It's enough."

"Then, a pleasant transaction."

Glancing at the deposit notification, Firefly cheerfully handed the USB drive to Ace Ukiyo.

She hadn't expected him to hand over all his money.

She had originally said a few million would be fine, though she wouldn't refuse more.

Forget about real estate, that's too much trouble.

Chapter 47: Creation Temple!