"Mm-hah~ The Law of Trampling might feel great, but the price is seriously no joke." Jiu Ming lazily stretched his body, letting out a small sigh of relief inside. Thankfully, what he had envisioned at the time had been small creatures. He had originally thought of ants, and after that... he had nearly started thinking of humanoid beings.
Like this Blonde Girl with glasses, whose temperament had transformed into that of an intellectual beauty...
Though the consequence of that would probably be Jiu Ming ending up on his knees.
"No matter what, little shopkeeper, you seem to be the 'Creator God' of this place."
"...Don't say that. I'll get arrogant." Jiu Ming grinned, only for Yakumo Yukari to nod without the slightest courtesy.
"Mm, I was just joking."
"..." Tch!
Jiu Ming clicked his tongue softly. At most, he was something like a permissions dog here. He could exert some influence over things, but he had to pay a price himself too. There was no such thing as a free lunch.
He truly had no idea how the former "seniors" had developed this place. Shaking his head, Jiu Ming refused to believe that he alone had been lucky while everyone else had been miserable fools cursed by heaven, hated by earth, and resented by mankind.
"Oh, right. How's your side coming along?" Jiu Ming swept a glance over the contents of the books beside Yakumo Yukari. That mountain of knowledge he could barely comprehend gave him a headache after just one look!
It was like an elementary school student looking at a university mathematics textbook... What the hell was with all these symbols? Why couldn't he see any familiar plus, minus, multiplication, or division signs!?
"I have some confidence now," Yakumo Yukari answered with a smile, making Jiu Ming raise