In Type-Moon, it all starts with adopting Sakura.

In the era before the economy fully took off, a few million pounds was considered a fortune in London and even the world, so 150 million pounds was an absolutely unimaginable amount.

Unless he sells Luo Wei, he really can't come up with that amount of money.

"You..."

He glanced at Aozaki Touko, who was rubbing her little hands together with a hopeful expression, and sighed helplessly.

Fine, fine, I'll make an exception and buy it for her this once. Anyway, Chengzi's talent can't be measured by money at all, and her future value will definitely far exceed this. Let's just consider it as indulging her in her foolishness one more time.

Luo Wei shook his head, then said helplessly, "Only this once."

"Yay! I absolutely love you, Crowley!!"

Upon seeing Luo Wei agree, Orange jumped up and happily hugged his neck. If Luo Wei hadn't dodged away, she would have kissed him.

"Alright, alright, tell me, how much money do you want?"

Luo Wei hurriedly pushed the woman, who had no sense of boundaries, away and then asked her a question.

"Hehe, I need..."

As she softly uttered her words, a subtle change visibly occurred in Luo Wei's expression.

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Wadashi, I'm so tired, my head feels dizzy.

Anyway, I'll go take a nap first, and then write the next chapter when I wake up.

Goodnight, Makka Pakka.

Chapter 128 The Girls' Morning

The next morning, around eight o'clock.

"Big brother, wake up!"

In the study, Rowe, with one foot dangling over the edge of the bed, felt a heavy weight on his chest. He slowly opened his eyes, blinked in confusion, and then looked at Reines, who was already dressed and lying on top of him.

"Huh, is it already morning? By the way, what time did I go to sleep yesterday?"

Luo Wei glanced at the dimly lit room, then scratched his head before slowly sitting up.

He remembered that last night, after putting Grey to sleep, he went to talk to Aozaki Touko, that woman who always seemed to be giving him trouble, to find out what difficulties she was facing that required his help. And initially, he was actually in a pretty good mood, and out of consideration for their friendship, he decided to go with her again. But when that woman mentioned an amount that he might not be able to cover even if he sold all his family's assets, his ever-present poker face finally crumbled.

In a fit of anger, he retorted, "Do you think I'm worth that much money?" He then threw Aozaki Touko out the window and told her not to come looking for him again for a while, as he was annoyed.

Despite being kicked and falling from the third-floor window, Aozaki Touko showed no anger. Instead, she maintained a carefree and cheerful demeanor, and even bid farewell to Luo Wei before leaving.

Because she knew that since Luo Wei had said so, it meant that things were definitely going to work out. Now, all she needed to do was happily find a place far away to stay for the time being, and then come back here once Luo Wei had calmed down.

She knew all too well that Crowley was all bark and no bite.

So Aozaki Touko left happily, leaving Luo Wei alone to continue thinking of a solution.

"..."

Now, recalling what happened last night, Luo Wei feels a stomachache.

Shouldn't it have been just Webber, who was always working overtime, who had stomach aches? How did he end up getting stomach aches too?

Moreover, Luo Wei felt that his moral compass was already quite strong, and he could remain calm no matter how outrageous the situation. Even when he faced the golden rain of light covering the entire sky with Scáthach, he had never been as vulnerable as he was now. Only Aozaki Touko always managed to pull something unexpected off him.

'...Aozaki Touko, did he pay to find himself a father figure? Ugh, what a nemesis.'

Luo Wei couldn't help but reflect.

However, after careful consideration, he realized that many subsequent plans and research on special ceremonial costumes were inseparable from Aozaki Touko, the technical advisor, so he had no choice but to swallow his anger.

It's alright, it's alright, it's just worldly money at most.

Anyway, it wasn't his money that was being spent; it was Kenneth's and a few other aristocratic families' money that had nothing to do with him, so there was no need to care too much.

Moreover, there will definitely be plenty of places where she can return this money in other ways, so she will definitely not lose money.

At times like this, this is the only way Luo Wei can console himself.

So last night, after not having a proper night's sleep in his own room for who knows how many months, Lowe once again started working overtime, much like Weber.

He even wrote down one-third of the theoretical part of his research results and, under the cover of dawn, entrusted his butler to mail it to Euryphus and Archibald, two powerful families with whom he had a very good relationship. He also told them that his theory was about to be completed and that he was in dire need of a very large sum of money. Therefore, he wanted to ask them to invest some of his funds and that he could sell them the first-hand experimental data in the future.

Then, a clause was added to Aozaki Touko's contract, stating that Aozaki Touko was willing to become an external advisor to the Crowley family, agreeing to stand in the camp of aristocracy and accepting the purchase of research results from other schools of thought.

However, each noble family needs to spend 50 million pounds to purchase a spot.

These two strategies are employed simultaneously.

One option is to invest in him, the newly crowned magician who is already within reach; the other is to invest in Aozaki Touko, the veteran grand magician. Both options are quite a challenge for aristocratic wallets.

This undoubtedly worsened the already strained finances of Kenneth and his Archibald family.

However, after much consideration, Kenneth could only grit his teeth and happily pay the expense.

Rowe Crowley, no matter how much this brat annoyed him, was still his student, a future Grand Rank Magician, who had shown his research findings to his teacher without reservation. This showed that Rowe cared about him and valued him highly as an elder.

It's said that a teacher is like a father, and since his parents have passed away, he's practically his father in a way. If he doesn't protect him, who will? Besides, he'll be his successor in the future anyway, so spending money on him now is only natural. Other prestigious departments haven't had this opportunity yet. In short, as long as he completely succeeds, this matter is more important than anything else. As for Aozaki Touko's 50 million, he really didn't want to spend it.

However, Lo Wei specifically revealed that Aozaki Touko now has an extremely groundbreaking research result, and you can get a head start by paying money. It's first come, first served, and it's worth the money.

Trusting Lowe, Kenneth gritted his teeth and reluctantly allocated £200 million to him, ordering him to go ahead and do it without hesitation, and to make sure he succeeded.

This even made Lowe feel a little guilty; he felt he had perhaps gone a bit too far in tricking Professor Kenneth. He planned to write a few drafts of the Primal Runes and send them to Kenneth as compensation.

On the other hand, after confirming that Lowe's theoretical knowledge about the temple's techniques was genuine, Euryphus's advisor readily agreed and allocated 100 million pounds as investment support, including the amount owed to Aozaki Touko.

The other nobles, lacking firsthand information on Loewy, felt the price of Aozaki Touko's purchase slot was a bit too high. However, seeing Archibald and Euryphus pay directly, they figured there was no point in haggling and simply joined in. After all, 50 million pounds wasn't a huge sum; buying a Grand Magician's position, while expensive, wouldn't be a huge loss.

So, in just one night, Luo Wei mobilized all the connections he could.

From Barthezmello to El-Melloi, as well as Euryphus, Animusfia, and Gaiuslin, he fleeced all the wealthy schools of thought, amassing a staggering sum of nearly 500 million in a short period of time—enough to buy up his entire family's (public assets).

He now feels that's about enough.

The Gem Eyes are priceless and cannot be measured in money, so they will not be included for now. As for the Golden Eyes, the amount is enough to buy three pairs.

As for Rainbow-level Mystic Eyes, forget about it. Even if someone dared to give them to him, Luo Wei wouldn't dare take them. After all, those things are definitely not something a human can possess or control. Currently, he only knows that the Moon King, Zhu Yue, has a pair of Moon Mystic Eyes, and the Celtic God of Destruction, Balor, has a pair of original versions of the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception. He really doesn't know much about the others. He's not even sure if Ryougi Shiki and Tohno Shiki's pairs of Mystic Eyes of Death Perception are Rainbow-level Mystic Eyes, since he doesn't have the disgusting thought of harming others for Mystic Eyes.

In short, the matter was resolved, the funds were raised, and after a little preparation, we can set off.

My thoughts returned.

"...Hmm, it's already morning...So what time is it now?"

Sitting on the folding bed, Rowe touched his head, sorting out what had happened from last night until now, and then asked Reines in front of him.

"Brother, no... it should be my future husband..."

"Stop! You can continue calling him elder brother."

Startled by what Reines was about to say, Lowe involuntarily shuddered, and his eyes suddenly became much clearer. Lowe wasn't afraid of anything else now, except that Grey and Orange would hear these words, otherwise his label would be completely indelible today.

So he quickly raised his hand, signaling Reines to switch back to her previous form of address.

"Hmm...it seems I still have many things that displease my elder brother. However, please don't worry, I will try my best to correct them and will definitely make you completely satisfied."

Although Reines was a little disappointed, she quickly recovered and smiled slightly. Then, when she saw Rowe get up, she obediently climbed off him and took out her pocket watch to show Rowe the time.

“Brother, it’s almost nine o’clock in the morning now. When Sakura and I returned late last night, we didn’t come in because we were afraid of disturbing you.”

"I see... You're really thoughtful, thank you, Reines."

Lo Wei ruffled her little head, then stood up, barefoot on the floor without slippers. He personally opened the blinds in the study to let the sunlight stream in again. Considering the many strange little girls now in his house, he reluctantly put on his fluffy pajama bottoms and straightened his clothes. However, in Reines's eyes, Lo Wei's appearance was still too casual, completely lacking the elegance befitting an aristocrat. But this did make his elder brother seem even more free-spirited and unpretentious.

She liked it no matter what it looked like.

"Have you had breakfast yet, Reines?"

Luo Wei stretched and asked as he did so.

No.

"Huh? Not yet? What are the arrangements, butler? What time is it? I'll have someone prepare breakfast for you right away. Just wait a moment."

"Yes, thank you, elder brother."

Reines smiled and replied, adding, "Actually, the butler had already arranged breakfast, but I just wanted to have breakfast with my brother."

"I see..."

Luo Wei nodded helplessly, then bent down and pinched her cheek, saying, "Although your actions touched me, you are still growing, so you can't do that. Don't do it again."

"I understand, elder brother."

Reines, whose cheeks were being pinched by Rowe, gave a sly smile, and then Rowe let go.

"Speaking of which, have you seen Grey get up?" Rowe asked.

"...Grey? Are you that strange girl with gray hair?"

Reines asked thoughtfully.

"Yes, it's her. She's the girl I met on this trip, and also the first disciple I formally accepted. It seems you've already met..."

"Oh, I see. I was wondering why there was such a lovely girl in the manor all of a sudden. I thought she was a guest who had come to visit. But her clothes were really not in line with the aristocracy, and she seemed to be wearing clothes that smelled like her brother. It made me misunderstand for a long time."

"Ah, after all, she's actually a girl from the countryside, oh my..."

Hearing this, Lowe's expression suddenly changed slightly, as if he had thought of something. He remembered that the old clothes Grey had taken off last night had been given to the maid to be washed, and they shouldn't be dry yet. Moreover, Grey didn't have any spare clothes besides Yad, so...

Is she still wearing her oversized clothes?

"So... elder brother, what exactly is going on? Could it be...?"

Seeing Reines's increasingly cunning expression, which even held a hint of suspicion, Rowe sighed and covered his forehead. He then pinched Reines's head and explained, "Honestly, why do kids have such vivid imaginations?"

“Grey, she came in a hurry and didn’t have a change of clothes, so last night I gave her the robe I wore when I was doing research, so don’t overthink it.”

"……Really?"

Reines remained somewhat suspicious.

"Of course it's true. When have I ever lied to you?"

"Hehe, I knew it."