'He doesn't care about money.'

  Haruno has a keen eye on seeing through people's masks. She can tell whether one is being genuine or not.

  She noticed Eishi's fleeting look earlier. He was genuinely interested in her, but not money.

  A bel of 'phindering rich boy' was pasted atop his head. She added the adjective "handsome" atop that.

  A handsome phindering rich boy.

  "From what I understand, you need an asset manager."

  "Yes. But it's not limited to that. For example, acquisition of major companies."

  Eishi shot out a more probable example first. He couldn't say that he wanted to build a doomsday bunker from the get-go.

  "How much are you willing to let me handle?" She asked.

  "How much can you handle?"

  His counter-question almost broke Haruno's composure.

  "Twenty billion is not all I have." Eishi cleared up this point. "I can have a trillion in cash flow within this week."

  "..."

  Silence.

  Haruno stared at him.

  'Is he talking big? No, he isn't…'

  She saw he didn't really care about money. He showed excitement in spending this money, but he truly wasn't bothered by it. There is no reason to lie to her.

  'A trillion…'

  Her entire family's assets do not exceed three hundred billion yen. Seeing a young man about the age of her sister having a trillion in cash flow felt extremely incredulous, more so when the young man in front of her is self-made.

  'What has become of this world..?'

  *****

  'Spending billions is thrilling.'

  Eishi's lips curled up. He wasn't bothered by money anymore, but he still knows of its weight. He wouldn't show such an attitude if not for the apocalypse weighing atop his head.

  The entire afternoon was spent signing contracts and discussing Eishi's wants with Haruno. He left her with a funding of ten billion Yen. That included acquiring the branch of the supermarket chain in Yokohama as well as pharmacies and hardware stores. He pnned to acquire a year's worth of supplies through them.

  Then there was also his "shelter", off-road vehicles, and so on.

  Eishi dumped most of his workload to his new secretary.

  It is currently 11 PM. The long day made him feel fatigued, but also excited. It was time to give Airi her doses of milk.

  He made sure there weren't people when he knocked on her apartment.

  Click.

  A twin-tailed blonde wearing a revealing maid outfit greeted him. Her skirt was as high as her thighs. Her suspenders can be seen at first gnce. Though there are shoulder sleeves, her sideboobs and armpits are revealed. The quality of fabric and workmanship is comparable to luxury designer clothes.

  "Good evening, Master."

  Her huge breasts shook when she bowed. The tinge of red on her face added more allure to it.

  "W-would you like me? Ah, no! A bath. It's a bath first. No, wait…"

  Airi turned into a stuttering mess. Her clumsiness lit the evil fmes inside Eishi. A tent emerged in the middle of his pants.

  He closed the door and easily pushed her against the wall. His right arm embraced her waist. Her breasts deformed as it pressed onto his chest.

  Their close proximity made his scent more prominent on her nose. The unique masculine scent formed by sweat and his bodily fragrance turned her on.

  "Hm..!"

  Eishi invaded her mouth using his tongue. His grasp over her waist tightened. Airi's legs felt weaker with each growing second.

  She could barely accomplish her duty as a maid. Her fair, dainty fingers unbuckled his belt and unbuttoned his pants. The intensity of Eishi's tongue increased as she did so. A wave of warmth spread all over her face.

  Bam-!

  His thick rod swung strongly. Airi's hands inadvertently touched it, feeling the strong heat it emitted. Its thickness made her entire body lose its strength.

  Eishi could no longer resist either. He touched the area beneath her skirt. He used his thumb to pull apart her underwear, revealing the moist slit.

  Holding her in the waist, he thrust his dick inside.

  Pp-!

  Airi's blue irises rolled back. He did not wait for her recovery, opting to feed her a [Life Nurturing Pill] by mouth. Eishi felt reassured in his next actions.

  The thick rod thrust in again and again. Her breasts swayed up and down. He could not resist pying with them with his other hand. The exquisitely made uniform became disheveled as her breasts spilled out. It was thinly stretched and held between Airi's cleavage.

  The sounds of flesh and moans filled the room.

  After a long while, it stopped. Her inner folds squeezed out every bit of his essence. Its sheer volume filled her womb to the brim.

  Airi's previous words came to Eishi's mind.

  "I want you."

  "Uhn…"

  *****

  What's better than spending ten billion Yen? The answer's simple:

  Spending ten billion Yen while fucking a cute maid.

  Airi didn't know anything about the stock exchange. Red or green, she chose what went 'woosh'. Her objective of losing ten billion Yen was accomplished.

  Many must have profited from Eishi's financial downfall, but they didn't know of his cheat.

  [Confirmed consumption of Ten Billion Japanese Yen. A rebate of 4,145 times has been activated. 41.45 trillion Japanese Yen have been credited to the system space.]

  He did not rush to withdraw all of them out. If he did, his status would ascend straight to the Zaibatsu status in one go.

  The Japan of this world is much more prosperous than his previous world. Its annual GDP is in quadrillions of Yens. Still, trillions of Yen in cash flow puts him in the top 0.0001% percentile.

  He has to spend 2 billion Yen everyday to consume it until he turns 73.

  For now, he withdrew one trillion Yen and authorized Haruno to make purchases. The call with the bank's executives sted ten minutes.

  "Here are additional funds. If it's not enough, you can ask me for more."

  "...I understand."

  Her words barely hid the disbelief she felt. Eishi noticed it this time. A sense of satisfaction welled up in his chest.

  He told her some other instructions before hanging the call.

  'I can be bolder this time. Maybe I can capture their hearts easier…'

  His thoughts halted.

  Eishi recalled his past self from two days ago. It was the meeting with Megumi Kato that removed his indecisiveness. He hadn't realized until now. He is far more confident… no, he is becoming more arrogant.

  His encounter with Airi as well as gaining unimaginable wealth served to further his progress. He tasted the allures of 'conquering' a girl and a glimpse of what power money brings. The respectful attitude of others and their shock felt very pleasing. It was enough to infte an ordinary boy's ego to the nine heavens.

  Fortunately, Eishi noticed this issue ahead of time.

  'Since when did I treat real girls like a game? It's my ego at work. Fuck. And I had that attitude of not caring about money. I just wanted to show off more!'

  He spped his cheek hard. The thought of becoming a scumbag detached from reality sent chills down his spine.

  Being a scumbag grounded to reality is what he accepted to become.

  Eishi still has his standards.

  'I almost turned into an idiot!'

  Retain confidence, but not arrogance.

  Treat his girls right.

  Remain levelheaded and cautious.

  Eishi kept these three things in mind. He sighed as the red mark on his face eased.

  "I will punch myself if I turn into an idiotic scumbag…"

  A levelheaded scumbag is still better than an idiotic scumbag.

  *****

  "It's snowing."

  Mahiru had just gotten out when she saw a thin yer of snow on the apartment's concrete guard rail. It is currently March 23, the time for the spring season. There shouldn't be snow as the winter season ended.

  Her chestnut-colored irises stared at the world of white outside. She hurriedly went back to grab her scarf.

  Just then, the door on her right opened. Eishi was greeted by the strange phenomenon outside.

  'Snowing in spring? Could it be an early sign?'

  His heart skipped a beat. It has been seven days since he came to this world. Seven days of being full-alert against the "apocalypse". At times, he thought it was just a system bug. A bomb scare.

  This abnormal weather removed these thoughts.

  'I need to find a way through this awakening thing. Also, this snow, I shouldn't touch it for now. Who knows if it is poisonous. I need to subtly remind the others, too…'

  Eishi opened his panel.

  [Eishi Hiraoka]

  Innate Talent: Time Dominator (SSS, Unawakened)

  Non-exclusive Talent: Spatial Backpack (110,000 Cubic Meters)

  Life Level: Zero Order/Unawakened

  Strength: 100 > 101

  Agility: 100

  Constitution: 101 >102

  Spirit: 200

  The increase of his physical attributes wasn't much. It took two to three days to increase them by one point.

  On the contrary, it was Airi who benefitted from their status disparity. She gained a total of fourteen points in three days, which got spread across her physical attributes.

  'I need to know if she can be trusted…'

  His daze turned out to be something else in Mahiru's eyes. Eishi didn't change one bit…no, he did. It wasn't a change in appearance, but in temperament. His calm look while mulling over things brought a sense of serenity around him.

  Mahiru was infected by this atmosphere. Her thoughts calmed down.

  "Good morning, Hiraoka-san."

  "Good morning, Shiina-san."

  The two exchanged their greetings. They did not wait much and started walking. Eishi opened an umbrel to block the falling snow, and so did Mahiru.

  "We haven't seen each other much during the weekend. Are you busy too?" He asked.

  "Um. I took on a part-time job half a year ago…"

  Eishi couldn't recall Mahiru's detailed information. All he knew was limited to the anime. He didn't read its light novel source at that time. Now, he didn't mind it at all. The 'fusion' of countless ACGs altered a lot of background information—including Mahiru's.

  For six months, she worked at a pastry shop every weekend. It wasn't due to the ck of money. She simply wanted to experience working inside one.

  'Mahiru and a pastry shop…'

  The image is a perfect fit in his mind. The combination of good desserts and an angelic staff is enough to refresh one's mind.

  Then again, Eishi preferred the 'normal' Mahiru more. The one that can talk freely about her worries—just like now.

  "If you don't mind, Hiraoka-san… You can drop a visit during the weekends. I have several vouchers for desserts…"

  "Okay. I'll drop by this Saturday."

  The two soon parted. Eishi could sense an extra bit of happiness in Mahiru's voice. A heavy sense of guilt came crashing down.

  'I don't want to be a hypocrite, but if my past self saw someone like me, he would have punched him thrice… no, five times…'

  His self-internalization as a scumbag continued until he reached the cssroom. He found more than half of his cssmates shivering from the cold. The installed heater inside the cssroom gradually removed the coldness in his bzer.

  For his body, it was a trifle. Eishi can stay in the snow with only his underwear and he won't catch any illness.

  Shizuka arrived ten minutes te in the homeroom session.

  "The school held an urgent meeting. Everyone can switch back to their winter uniforms for the next two weeks…"

  Her words prompted Eishi to peek at his phone. As expected, the major headlines are the unexpected snow.

  It wasn't just Japan that was affected; the entire world did. The pces with tropical or dry climate experienced continuous light rains. The pces that experienced four seasons experienced snow. The abnormal climate was first of its kind. The ominous feeling in his heart grew.

  'No… This wouldn't work. I need to speed things up.'

  He waited until the homeroom ended before going to the restroom. He dialed Haruno's number.

  The moment she answered, Eishi straightforwardly said:

  "I need everything to be finished within a month. You can offer up to five times what they ask for. Can you do it?"

  Her soft breathing filled the microphone.

  "It will cost you more money. I do not recommend paying more. It will take a few years to recover your lost capital."

  "It's fine. Can you do it?"

  "...Yes."

  "Alright. I will be sending another trillion to the account. Good luck."

  On the other side of the phone, Haruno was in a daze.

  'Another trillion?'

  She couldn't say anything. Eishi spent money like it was nothing. She tried her best to 'read' his pns but to no avail. Aside from his bel as a 'handsome phindering rich boy', Haruno couldn't see through him. She couldn't understand why he would waste money on company acquisitions and vils.

  Just then, another phone call arrived. This time, it was from the bank. The bank president himself called her to inform about the one trillion Yen. All of it came from foreign exchanges—the stock market.

  Eishi's move caused great untold changes. The stable stock market fluctuated crazily every time he earned money. It was to the point the Japanese Government itself started paying attention to the bank, or rather, to the man behind the two trillion Yen.

  The only front they saw was Haruno… and she understood its implications. They will have to meet her to meet Eishi. That was a part of her agreement with him. He will use her family's networks. In return, she would establish a status using his money.

  Only, she realized one thing by now.

  Anyone can become Eishi's spokesperson.

  Haruno's position wasn't as important as she thought. He was, after all, a man who can drop two trillion Yen in a blink.

  The fear of being repced helped her make a decision.

  'I need to accomplish this.'

  *****

  "To think it's in the city center…"

  Today was the first day of finals week. Eishi finished early and left school. Before that, he asked Shizuka for one thing: a martial arts school.

  "You want to learn martial arts?"

  "Mhm."

  "Where did you hear about me?""Aren't you aware of it? The rumors of your iron fist being as tough as steel."

  "..."

  She couldn't determine whether he was joking or really believed that rumor. Nonetheless, she gave him an address at the city center. He stayed under the umbrel.

  "It should be here."

  Eishi looked up at the school's name above their establishment. It is a five-storey tall building. He saw through the gym equipment on the first two floors' gss walls.

  The cold air inside the gym swept through his school clothes. The thin patches of now outside made it worse to the ordinary humans.

  He walked straight to the counter. The woman in the front desk paused upon seeing Eishi.

  'As expected. The girls here are more open than I thought.'

  She received an S rating from the system. Unfortunately, she lost her "purity", making her ineligible for binding. She also didn't have any innate talents.

  "Hello. Where do I register for the mixed martial arts css?"

  ******

  A/N: I merged the two fics in the same tiers as before. Meaning, one tier has two fics accessible to them. The prices are unchanged, so there's that.