Lorelei's Arrival (Half-Hour Revision)

"No need. It hasn't come to that yet."

Tetsuya shook his head, declining Bill's kind offer.

His financial crunch would only last a month or two.

Once next quarter's profit dividends came in, he would be back on his feet.

It was rather strange when he thought about it.

His strength had grown by an unknown amount compared to before.

Yet the liquid funds in his hands seemed less plentiful instead.

The steadily increasing daily expenses for his partners were one reason.

On average, a single partner's daily food expenses alone could match an ordinary League family's annual income.

Wasn't that why powerful Trainers were called gold-swallowing beasts?

Of course.

Tetsuya's partners' expenditures were absolutely far ahead of all others at the same level.

Not everyone was like him, throwing money at them without regard for the consequences.

There was also the matter of conversion efficiency.

Simply feeding them a pile of good things would not make them powerful.

On the other hand.

Over the past six months.

Most of Tetsuya's asset growth had been concentrated elsewhere.

For example, in items.

The value of three Mega Stones alone was enough to one-hit kill countless Berries.

Not to mention that he had acquired two exceptionally rare Sand Scale Berries from the Ranger Union.

If he really converted those things into Alliance Coins.

The funds in Tetsuya's hands could easily reach ten digits.

The key was that it was not worth it.

Without the three Evolution Stones and the Sand Scale Berries, his team's strength would drop by at least a third, perhaps even more.

Tetsuya believed he could clearly distinguish between temporary hardship and permanent gains in strength.

"Fine, then."

Bill did not insist on stuffing money into Tetsuya's hands.

Since the latter had said so, he presumably had a way