Lucy had just given him a large bag of gold coins, but Shin had absolutely no idea how much it was actually worth.
Judging by her reaction, it probably wasn’t a lot. He had originally planned to get two rooms, but seeing her response, it seemed the money would only stretch so far.
This was a tricky situation. Some things were just bizarre, while others were completely out of his control.
Right now, Shin hadn’t even noticed that Lucy was sneaking glances at him, and he had no idea what was about to happen.
He only knew that they didn’t have enough money. That meant if they got two rooms, their trip to the Imperial Capital would have to be delayed.
Shin didn’t want that. He slowly said, "Then just one room."
The beautiful innkeeper looked confused and asked, "The two of you in one room?"
Shin instantly got annoyed and retorted, "Do you have a problem with that?"
Seeing Shin’s fierce expression, the woman wisely kept her mouth shut and quickly offered, "For one room, do you want the premium suite, a standard room, or the cheapest option?"
Shin was puzzled. Why do rooms even have tiers? He slowly asked, "Tell me the prices first."
"The premium suite has everything you could need, and we even throw in some delicious food. But it is a bit pricey."
"It’s ten Jewels a day."
"A standard room, which just has a bed and basic amenities, is three Jewels a day."
"And the cheapest option, which only has a bed, is one Jewel."
Shin was completely lost. What the hell is a ’Jewel’? Is it something more valuable than gold coins?
Shin had forgotten one crucial detail: in this world, gold coins weren’t called gold coins. The currency was called Jewels.
Seeing Shin’s hesitant look, the beautiful innkeeper didn’t outright mock him, but she did cast a disdainful glance his way.
This infuriated Lucy, who snapped, "I honestly don’t believe your little inn can even make change for this kind of money."
She then reached into the bag tied to Shin’s waist, pulled out a single gold coin, and handed it to the clerk.
When the woman saw it was a gold coin, she screamed, "This... this is a Grand Jewel! I’ve never seen this much money in my entire life!"
"This is a Grand Jewel worth a thousand regular Jewels! How could something like this be here?!"
She looked at the bag in Shin’s hand and added, "We definitely can’t make change for this, and we wouldn’t even dare accept it."
Lucy smiled and said, "Keep the change as a tip. One gold coin for a luxury suite, works for you?"
Shin still hadn’t fully grasped the situation. This stuff is actually that valuable? But then he vaguely recalled that characters in the Fairy Tail world did use gold coins.
It was just that the name was different.
Thinking about how rich he actually was, judging from the clerk’s reaction, this money was seriously valuable.
Before long, someone led them to a room on the second floor. Seeing the exquisitely decorated room, Shin said slowly, "So this is the best room you have? It really is luxurious. But there’s still one thing I don’t get."
Lucy looked at him and asked, "What don’t you understand?"
"This room is just okay. You really must have been super poor before."
"A room like this isn’t even as nice as the servants’ quarters in my house."
"And the environment here is terrible. But since this is how it is, I don’t have a choice."
"I didn’t want to share a room with you, but the environment here is just too awful."
"So, we’ll just have to make do and stay here together."
Shin had wanted to retort—If we have so much money, why are we sharing a room?—but before he could even get the words out...
Lucy shut him down with her comments. For a moment, Shin was at a loss. But then he thought about it—it was just for one night, nothing would happen.
Then another thought hit him: ’Wait, when I resurrect the butler later, are the two of us going to sleep in the same bed?’
"You can start now."
Lucy plopped down on the bed and watched Shin.
"I want to see how you resurrect the butler. I even asked the Celestial Spirits about it."
"Resurrection magic in this world is not something normal people can use."
"So, you definitely aren’t a normal person, or maybe you aren’t even human. But they said you mean no harm, and that following you is absolutely safe."
Shin looked at Lucy in shock. He hadn’t expected those Celestial Spirits to see things so clearly.
But some things wouldn’t affect him just because they knew a little.
Over time, his Sharingan had almost fully recovered, which meant he would soon be able to copy enemy magic.
Even if it didn’t seem that impressive, his Sharingan still retained its memory function, meaning he could use it later.
Eventually, once he accumulated enough, he would be able to learn all the magic in this world.
Then it would be time to fight the gods, though that was still a long way off.
He then looked at Lucy and said, "Since you already know some things about me, next, I’ll use the magic to revive your butler."
"This is a massive spell, so it might take some time. Please, keep quiet."
Lucy nodded vigorously, like a bobblehead. "I understand, Big Brother. It’s simple. Don’t worry, while you’re using your magic..."
"...I definitely won’t disturb you."
Shin frowned. Even though he could use this jutsu, it still put a certain drain on him.
And since he hadn’t used it in so long, it would probably take a few seconds to cast.
If he was too slow, Lucy might look down on him.
At that moment, Shin didn’t realize that what he was doing was an act of divine mercy.
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