Chapter 45

I've decided to live with Aina and Stella.

With that, what I need to do now is 'set up the rooms.'

I returned to my grandmother's house and immediately started making a shopping list.

There are four rooms on the second floor of the store.

One will be my own room, leaving the other three.

"Should Stella's room, Aina's room, and a living room be enough? Oh, but Aina sleeps with Stella. So, we can split it into a bedroom and a family room, and one double bed should be enough."

I drew a floor plan in my head and thought about the furniture layout.

For me, who had been living alone for a long time, it was very exciting to think about the layout for three people.

"Is this what it's like to share a room? Hmm, but with Aina being a child, it's more like a family. I feel like a father, I guess."

I made a list of the necessary furniture and was about to head to a large furniture store—before that,

"I need to secure the funds for the furniture before shopping."

I decided to use the Equivalent Exchange skill to get Japanese yen.

"By the way, how much money do I have right now?"

Including the gold coins from the other day, I've been earning steadily so far.

I thought it was time to take stock of my total assets.

"First, I'll take out the money from the spatial storage..."

I took out gold, silver, and copper coins into the Japanese-style room with the Buddhist altar.

I took out 500 copper coins for change and stacked the rest by type, 10 coins each.

"Next is the Equivalent Exchange."

I used the Equivalent Exchange skill to convert the money from the other world into Japanese yen.

The result was something unbelievable.

"......Eh? S, sixty million yen!? Haaaaa!? For real!? Is this for real, me!?"

I started my business in NinoRich less than three months ago.

In just three months, I had earned 60 million yen.

Even I, who am usually very frugal with money, was flustered.

If this pace continues, my annual income will be 240 million yen.

Over 100 million, over 100 million.

I would join the ranks of the wealthy, known as '100 millionaires' in certain circles.

"240 million... That's like a top professional baseball player. Nice one, grandma. This is a game-winning home run in life!"

I made a double peace sign at grandma's portrait, who was also making a double peace sign.

There was a double peace sign collaboration between grandmother and grandson.

"At my previous company, I was almost drowning in depression... and now, 100 million yen."

The word 'winner' echoed in my mind.

"With 200 million, I can easily buy this and that... hehe, hehehehe."

After indulging in greedy fantasies for a few minutes,

"......Huh!? No, no. I need to go buy furniture."

I snapped back to reality and finally went to buy the furniture.

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On that day, I bought a bed frame and mattress (181,500 yen including tax) and a desk and chair (59,400 yen) for myself.

For Aina and Stella, I bought a bed frame and mattress (239,800 yen for a double size), a Nordic-style 4-drawer chest (191,400 yen), and a Nordic-style makeup table (195,800 yen).

To gather around the table together, I also didn't forget a dining table and chair set (261,800 yen).

In total, 1,129,700 yen worth of shopping.

Of course, I paid in full with cash.

"Thank you very much!!!"

The store clerk, who saw me off to the exit, bowed so deeply that his head almost touched his knees.

He was a new employee, and this was his first time serving a customer who spent over 1 million yen.

Well, it was my first time making a purchase over 1 million yen at once too.

The furniture I bought will arrive in ten days.

In the meantime, I'll ask Aina and the others to pack their belongings.

While thinking about these things, I left the large furniture store.

【Current Cash on Hand】

- Gold Coins: 00

- Silver Coins: 00

- Copper Coins: 500

【Japanese Yen】

- 60,213,200 yen