Chapter 2
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 2
Chapter Title: Lay the Foundations Firmly!
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Rubelt Eldra.
Slightly wavy, shimmering golden hair.
Ruby-red eyes.
And an outstanding appearance that would make the extras around him scream, Kyaaah! It's Lord Rubelt!
The sole heir and only son of the world's top conglomerate, possessing every cliché element of a rich young master from typical stories—that's me, Rubelt Eldra!
That's right, me!
Everything's possible for me... except sex until I turn twenty.
And to enjoy the perfect academy life I desire until then—
Plus, to save the world as a bonus—I've laid out my plans.
No one can interfere since I'm using the Eldra family's wealth.
My parents, Ruphus Eldra and Grace Eldra, just go, Aww~ Our Rubelt's up to all sorts of things~ Tell Mommy and Daddy if you need any help, anytime~
So, I can do whatever I want!
Every day, I build affection with the cute heroines of the Eldra faction, Rize and Eli, while explaining the plans and efforts I'm carrying out from now on.
The first one.
Raising my own combat abilities.
In Blaze Blood—BlBl for short—the academy that appears is the renowned Hunter Academy.
It's a training school that raises heroes who slay monsters and yokai emerging from various dungeons, preventing them from spilling out into the world.
By setting, they can't draft underage minors, so enrollment starts from adulthood.
Of course, only the 'awakened'—those who've unlocked their magic power—can enroll.
For reference, awakening shows signs before twenty, and if you pass twenty without it, you're out of luck.
Genetics play a big role in awakening, too.
The academy's goal is to become top-tier hunters who must enter dungeons and eventually defeat the final boss.
So, building skills from a young age is crucial.
Luckily, this body's overflowing with talent, so I've honed my skills under private lessons from famous hunters summoned from around the world.
The training's grueling either way, but I can endure it all for the life I want.
The second one.
Preemptive preparations to more easily claim the heroines I'll devour and conquer in advance.
With my 100% completion rate in BlBl, I know the heroines' settings and backstories inside out.
Some had openings for me to intervene from childhood.
For example.
Yagitsune Kagura is the prime case.
Yagitsune Kagura is a shrine maiden character running the shrine with her widowed mother.
Oh, and she has an amazing figure, for the record.
Her backstory, revealed through events, was this:
She enrolled in the academy to become a hunter and help stabilize their shaky shrine management.
In short.
Money problems.
I turned that shaky shrine management—
Which was somewhat better off in the past—
Into a total crisis.
Without revealing my identity, through pressure from nearby companies and shops,
Spreading bad rumors, and sometimes bribes, all without the Yagitsune Shrine folks knowing.
I made the shrine, passed down through generations by that mother-daughter duo, teeter on the brink.
A little more damage, and the Yagitsune Shrine would collapse entirely.
The moment it reached that stage.
I visited the shrine personally.
I was seventeen then.
Having completed various groundwork, I was fully executing pre-conquest strategies for the heroines.
Pretending to be an ordinary visitor who just happened by, I toured the shrine.
It was superficially clean since they maintained it somehow.
But with no money to hire help, only the Yagitsune mother and daughter remained.
Up close, the minor facilities inside were dilapidated, and with no visitors, it exuded a profoundly lonely air.
How dire was it? While her daughter Yagitsune Kagura was at school, the shrine priestess Yagitsune Ayame was cleaning personally when she spotted me.
"Ah! W-Welcome."
She hurriedly shuffled to the fortune slips, desperately soliciting, "How about drawing a fortune?"
It was so pitiful—even though I caused it—that I felt a twinge of guilt.
But at the same time, seeing the desperate Yagitsune Ayame confirmed my plan had worked perfectly.
Why?
Because the mother, Yagitsune Ayame, was just as stunningly beautiful as her daughter Kagura.
If you're into married women, she'd outshine Kagura; Ayame was that gorgeous.
White top, red-bottom shrine maiden robes.
Even through them, her ample breasts and curvaceous hips were evident.
She looked too youthful for a middle-aged widow raising her daughter alone.
Like her daughter, she had beautiful straight dark purple hair and eyes.
In BlBl, her brief standing illustration was pretty, but seeing her in person, she radiated mature, sultry allure.
I'd originally planned for Rize, Eli, and the BlBl heroines.
But the moment I saw Yagitsune Ayame, I thought, Why limit myself? Any woman I like, I'll take.
[Sexual activity with others is possible after turning 20.]
Sigh, if not for this damn message window, I'd have started seducing her right then and done it with the sultry Yagitsune Ayame.
"Then I'll draw one."
"That'll be 5,000 menni."
...Price doesn't matter, but isn't that ten times the usual at other shrines?
Though I did push them that far.
"I-Is it too expensive? Then 4,000... no, 3,000 menni..."
In the game, she was so gentle and serene—now she was utterly heartbreaking.
Ah, being born as the rich Rubelt is truly a blessing.
I handed over 5,000 menni on the spot and drew a fortune.
It was the worst possible: great misfortune.
Yagitsune Ayame, who'd peeked at my fortune somehow, jumped in shock.
"Eek! R-Rope! Tying it with rope wards off even the worst fortunes!"
"Thanks for the tip."
I tied the great misfortune slip to the rope and began the groundwork.
First, after drawing the fortune, I lightly tossed coins into the donation box, rang the bell, and pretended to pray.
As Yagitsune Ayame watched quietly, once I finished, she explained how historic and wonderful the shrine was.
"The Yagitsune Shrine has been passed down for centuries and is truly efficacious. Many hunters visit to receive Lady Yorugitsune's blessing before heading out."
Yorugitsune is the fox deity enshrined at Yagitsune Shrine.
In the game, praying here grants a temporary magic power boost.
[Yorugitsune's blessing has been granted. Magic power increases by 0.1% for 24 hours.]
The message window confirms it, so it must work.
...But is the buff tied to the shrine's prosperity?
Normally it'd be 10%.
I nodded along to Yagitsune Ayame's explanation, chiming in with, I see. Oh, what a history. Impressive.
She got even more excited and kept going.
Starved for visitors lately, her faint thrill only amplified the pathos.
"Thanks for the great explanation. It really seems like a historic, wonderful shrine."
"Yes! The Yagitsune Shrine is truly! Truly wonderful. Visitors have been scarce lately, but surely! Surely it's just temporary. If possible, please come again! And recommend us to friends and family... It really works...!"
Yagitsune Ayame clasped her hands, pleading earnestly.
I realized anew how even a gentle, warm character turns this desperate at the economic brink.
And here's where the real work begins.
"You're the shrine priestess, right?"
"Pardon? Ah, yes. I'm the shrine maiden and priestess of Yagitsune Shrine."
"Mind if I consult you on something?"
"A consultation? Yes, yes! Anything I can help with."
Her desperation to gain even one more visitor was palpable.
We went into the residence behind the shrine, and I made Yagitsune Ayame a proposal.
"S-Sponsorship?"
"Yes."
I offered to personally sponsor and support the Yagitsune Shrine.
She looked puzzled hearing my proposal.
Well, naturally.
A kid who doesn't even look adult suddenly offering investment? Anyone would suspect.
"Hearing your explanation made me realize how amazing this shrine is. Praying here really felt effective. Oh, right. I forgot to introduce myself."
I stood gracefully, bowed in the classic shrine style, and introduced myself.
"I'm Rubelt Eldra."
"E-Eldra? That top conglomerate... the Eldra family...!"
The Eldra family, the world's greatest conglomerate, is famous even to three-year-olds.
"Yes. That Eldra family."
"Wh-Why would the Eldra family want to support our shrine...?"
"For the reasons I just said. In my eyes, the Yagitsune Shrine is worth investing in."
Chump change to keep a shrine afloat for a mother-daughter miko feast—who'd hesitate?
"Words alone won't convince you. Let me show proof right now."
"Pr-Proof?"
"Yes."
I pulled out my phone and made a call.
"Rize."
[Yes, Young Master.]
"I'm sponsoring the Yagitsune Shrine from now on. The facilities look rundown, so send maintenance crews immediately."
[Understood.]
I hung up and flashed my charming rich young master smile at the still-dazed Yagitsune Ayame.
"Please wait just a moment."
I'll show you the irresistible power of a conglomerate—one taste, and you can't escape.