Muyoku no Seijo wa Okane ni Tokimeku

- What...?

(No, so. I don't think it's amazing about you because I have the power to get anything out of it, but when people say what they want, it's not fame or power, it's you. I love you, Kim.)

Pass it on? When asked, she shook her head as confused.

-... because people like me because they can get anything I want.

If you don't need that "anything," why do you like me?

(Because that's cool!

- Is...?

Answering without getting her hair in, she rocked her golden eyes like she was increasingly confused.

So Leo licked his lips a bit and then, choosing the words, he spoke full.

I haven't thought about it very deeply before, why, that I like money so much.

(Um, oh... me, I've already liked gold since I got my mind on it. I don't know why. I liked it when I realized it. Anyway, I wanted it. Isn't that what you like?

For example, my brother, who assigned Leo a byte of sensual novel translation, was such a lover of the two swells of a woman, who often said, "That's justice," "It's absolutely good," etc., but I think that's what I mean.

It's not reason, it's instinct - no, I believe that's something a little more noble.

- Instinct, hey...

(Oh, uh, it's just that, of course, there's something about how I grew from just liking it to faith!

Leo hastily increased the speed of the explanation, as the Golden Spirit put his arms together so that he could not solve it.

(Six years ago...... seven years ago I guess. Me... in the neighborhood where I lived, infectious diseases became endemic)

- Infectious diseases......?

(Yes. Even so, nutrition and sleep are just fine, and it didn't really matter to all the citizens. Um... I'm doing this now, but I'm from a downtown orphanage.)

I worried for a moment that I touched on it until how it was replaced, but decided it was irrelevant here and moved on to explaining the situation at the time early.

After all, he doesn't like ugly phenomena like disease, because he's the spirit who presides over a beautiful substance called gold, and the other person was listening to it with a rugged look.

(It was really cold that winter. The food suddenly went out of order at one point, making it harder to get it. Dean and I were discussing getting ready for the strict, but there's just an infectious disease. Food and daily necessities were quickly missing from the equipment I expected)

At the will of all the orphanages, it was the sick who wanted to do it with warm rooms, nutritious meals and a clean environment.

At the same time, to prevent infection in the hospital, it was necessary to dispose of it thoughtfully rather than poorly using ingredients and daily necessities around.

But it exacerbated even the poor orphanage's nostalgia.

Leo, who was in an orphanage, sidelined by a citizen's child who ran around the city energetically in the winter, just tried to work, or cut off his life, through the cold and the disease.

――…………

The Spirit, who was listening in silence, distorted its seductive face and whined low.

- Why, so, you believe in me?

You guys said you suffered because you didn't have the money.

Leo, questioned, thought for a moment,

(Uh, oh, what I'm trying to say is... I suffered because I didn't have the money, rather... if I had the money, I would have saved you)

I answered that.

It's like a riddle.

"Sorry for the poor explanation," Leo dropped his shoulder at the spiritual opponent who captured the meaning and frowned, then again, began to spin the words with a serious look.

(... When the disease became endemic, I made a donation and tried to raise it. at first)

-... yeah.

The Spirit of Gold listens to me still.

And with courage, Leo continued.

When I closed my eyes, it still seemed to remind me of the sight of that time.

Cold, dark, freezing winter to the bones.

My disciple, who was blindfolded, fell ill and ran around town with Hannah desperately, that day.

(Asked around for everything I could think of. But... no one listened to the orphan's request)

The doctor told me that the medicine was only available for the citizens.

Church mentors were told to prioritize children with parents because there are more people crying. I thought I'd keep my order.

The shopkeepers didn't lick me and deal with me because I was a girl and a child, and the people in the city who usually cared tried to distance themselves from the sick Leos, as they returned their palms.

(At that time, I thought. I wonder why not. Why do you have to get hard on me because I have no parents, because I'm a woman, because I'm a child, because I'm a sick person)

'Cause I can't change those.

I wasn't born a lower citizen if I wanted to, I wasn't orphaned, I wasn't a woman or a child, I wasn't sick.

I can't change how Leo and the others scratched that bias.

(Only death is equal, but that's a lie. Death, sickness, suffering, all the time)

The upper citizens and nobles spoil and afflict all the Leos.

All that abounds in the world is such irrationality and injustice.

(But... you - yes, you're the only one who kicked me in with that injustice)

Hannah was strong.

Wherever in the orphanage such hoarding took up the forehead, and brought forth the doctor who shrugged, and the mentor, and the shopkeeper, and slapped him on the cheek with the money, to draw out the supplies and assistance that he needed.

While they floated the colour of contempt, if they were to receive gold, they solemnly fulfilled this request.

Drugs, food and bedding that were tongue-beaten but still handed to me.

Grabbing them, Leo thought.

If I had the money, it would help.

With money - I can live.

Only in front of the money, the parent would be an orphan, but a man or a woman, but it doesn't matter.

Only in front of money, people are all equal.

It seemed so much more honest and believable than emotions such as a "favor" that flipped easily, or an adult who immediately changed his attitude, or a mentor who spoke only of every beauty.

(You're fair. Before thee is no young or old, no priceless man or woman of his identity. Only you, then, kicked in the sickness and injustice and I... helped us. So to me, you're, like, a powerful, reliable, numbing cool, hero)

As she stared straight into her golden eyes and told her, she breathed quietly.

Aware that he had put too much heat on him, Leo unties the fist he was unconsciously gripping.

That's how I smiled.

(Most of all, because I didn't get there at the time, I didn't have enough money at the end of the day and said it was a bad idea. But that's my fault, so you can't help it)

Parents don't get it no matter how hard they try, but they always get the money if they work.

It would suffer if it wasn't enough, and the ease of getting it might vary from person to person, but such a thing, compared to other injustices, was such a slight difference that it made me laugh.

Leo took the hand of the Spirit looking at this one as bewildered and peered into its eyes.

(Anyway, so I love you. It doesn't imprison me for anything, it gets me for everything, and it makes me fall asleep for everything, its strength is blinding. But... strength is what you like and not what I want)

While I'm talking, I don't know why.

Leo overlapped his words desperately, leaving no room for manners.

(I don't want to use you to get something. I just like you and I want you to (...) be beside me. - Do you pass it on?

I like money.

Love it.

Leo always, just seriously thinks so, but when he says it, people look suspicious or frightened for some reason.

For God's sake, I didn't want her to take such an attitude, and I meant to talk hard, but would I have fulfilled it and passed it on?

As Leo peered into his opponent with a little anxiety, the Golden Spirit quietly looked back at this one, - eventually lifting its beautiful mouth just a little bit.

-... yeah.

That was, for some reason, a grin that also looked like a crying laugh.

- Well, I passed it on.

(Oh! Good! I've never actually talked this far, so hey -)

- Hey.

When relieved Leo tried to talk to the less pepper of relief, she blocked it and hugged this one all the time.

(Ki...... Golden Spirit!?

And he gently put his hand on Leo's cheek, which stiffened him by letting his heart pound, whispering.

- I'll give you my name.

(Nah......!? What's your name? Oh, mi, that's your name!?

Speaking of which, in order to be my beloved, the Spirit liked me and had to call me by their name.

Sometimes she was excited to hear the name of the spirits she admired, and she first gave them a long and ancient name, however spiritual.

(Shh, that's a nice name! Phew, let me recite it!

- Wait.

The moment the excited Leo breathed heavily unnecessarily into her temper, but she placed that white, thin fingertip on Leo's lips.

(Hia, hia......!?

- I want you to call me by another name.

(also another name......!?

Eliminate the breath destination you inhaled, and rather through the nostrils. Mmm-hmm! And kick it out.

Leaning on the spirits of Reishi approaching close range, she told her this with a relaxed, sensual grin.

- Alta, and.

(A, Dear Alta......!?

I know it sounds beautiful, but it's pretty short.

Or, then, it is a normal, human female name.

To confused Leo, Alta laughed furiously.

- Yeah. This is the name I gave you a long time ago.

When I was merely a mineral spirit, I was born from the name of the first woman to adorn my skin.

(Mineral Spirit......?

Leo, who only knows the world where gold as money penetrated, didn't pinch, but given the composition of gold, there were times when Alta was the spirits of minerals, I guess.

I see, and to Leo, who is nodding, Alta explained.

- Yes.

I have always been... a long time ago, like iron and tin, but only the spirits of minerals that join the earth.

Over time, it's turned into me as a currency, and... I've changed a lot.

Tempting, ruinous.

Driving people's desires, to the loss of sobriety.

To beings that are neither holy nor evil, nor officially recognized as spirits......

(No, no! You... don't you mean that Master Alta's beauty was recognized and born aside from others! Imechen from a clear Alta to a sensual Alta. Yeah, fine. I think it's good! I think it's great!

Leo shouted a desperate word of follow-up to Alta, who looked down at his body with a self-derisive grin engraved.

'Cause it's just that she's beautiful right now.

But when Alta laughed lonely, she murmured, instead, almost no one else would ask for me.

My value comes when I'm traded for something and let go.

(Dear Alta......)

When she drops that thin shoulder, it makes me sad this way.

As Leo was holding his fist without even being able to hang his words, Alta raised her face and fumbled back a grin.

- But, yeah. Except you.

You like me, not what I bribe, but you want me, don't you?

It's not the richness or power that lies ahead of me, it's the lust for me, isn't it?

(Ha, yes! Me... I like you! I love you so much!

- Heh heh. Then call me Alta.

... Oh, but don't call me that in public, okay?

Because it's a secret name.

Tell him to call me, but don't call me.

Leo thought a little, then nodded with a serious face.

(Okay. So, about you, let me call you Al)

-... well. Kind of masculine, huh?

Alta nodded that she seemed a little uncomfortable with her nickname, which was too untwisted, but whether she realized the limitations of Leo's sense, or indeed thought she couldn't call it any more, well.

- Fine. I am, Al. Only with you, huh?

(Only between us......! Dear Al...! It sounds nice......!

My beautiful sister decided to wink at me and Leo was about to take her heart.

Speaking of which, the prince here had a similar nickname, but compared to Alta's glorious presence, his was like a black demon in the kitchen, so Leo never even remembered it at this time.

- What can I call you?

(Le...... in Leo! Leonora von Harkenberg is a name, but here is one, thank you in Leo!

- Oh, the name is also masculine. Match it. Leo?

(Matchmaking, Dear Al...!

- Hehe, Leo.

(Dear Al...!

Such were two people who were showing off their flirting that even a freshly dated couple wouldn't do, but they noticed the wall of the world surrounding them on their pretenses swayed with rumor and looked up at the same time.

(What's that...?

- I totally forgot, but you, you were in a predicament.

Outside the gold coins, men are screaming. The air is so trembling.

"Eh," Leo snapped his face.

I got obsessed with my honeymoon with Alta, and, you know, I was given it back as a decoy, but could that be a very bad situation?

(Um... now you can see what it's like out here...?

When asked about the mistress, Alta snapped her fingers properly.

- Like this.

(-... oh, oh...?... Wow...)

The golden veil swayed softly, and when he saw the sight reflected there, Leo glanced, then stretched his face badly.

Alta, who watched beside him, also has a very rugged, or subtle, look.

- What are we gonna do? Even so, I'm going to have to leave here any minute.

(Well... well...)

To Leo, who answered vaguely, Alta lowered her brow with regret.

- I'm sorry for my lack of strength, but I can't do anything like manipulate my family to attack people, like the Supreme Spirit.

All you can do is shine and shine and add more gold coins and so on.

(What a lovely power that is!

Leo was excited about it, but now he admonished himself that it was not the case and turned to the sight reflected in the veil.

Staring, often.

Leo held his fist to make preparations and told Alta.

(Dear Al, Can I get you out of here?

- Are you going? In this situation?

(Yes. Oh... I really want to do something... because I'm going to try to believe these people)

Staring straight into his eyes, Alta blinked those long golden lashes and eventually laughed small.

- All right. Do as you say.

That's how he floats up in the air, extending his arms from it, wrapping both Leo's cheeks around him.

When she held her forehead together, with that slightly husky voice, she told her to whisper.

- But don't forget. Be sure to call me if you're in trouble.

Then I'll definitely help you.

(A... Dear Al...!

I thought Leo would blow his nosebleed at Alta's words and deeds, which were already pretty or chaste, man.

So I gently turned my arm around her smooth shoulder - it smelled like cute gold from her - when I hugged her forcefully.

(Well, I'll be there!

He let go of his body and stepped out into the world outside the gold coin.