I am the Lucky Cat of an MMORPG

EXTRA

Extra 06. Slices of Life

One, about money.

XiaoYu's self-study sessions and consultations with his new tutor had given him fresh new insights into financial management. When QiYao saw how hard XiaoYu was studying, he handed XiaoYu one of his bank cards and told him the money inside would be XiaoYu's to manage. There wasn't a lot in the account so it didn't matter if XiaoYu lost everything.

XiaoYu had wanted to put his theoretical knowledge to the test for a while now. He had been contemplating whether he should use his only savings to do so, but what if he failed the practical test? He would really be a broke man relying on QiYao for everything in life.

He could use some of those savings instead of everything but if he didn't put in enough, it'd be hard to actually test all of his knowledge. He was wrecking his brain over the dilemma when QiYao appeared, just like a god, along with a card bursting with light.

Of course, that didn't mean XiaoYu didn't think of QiYao's money as money. He would treat it as seriously as he would his own money, but now he didn't have to worry about going broke. He could be more decisive when he had to make a choice. While QiYao said it wouldn't matter even if the money in the account ran out, XiaoYu would work harder than ever to make sure he'd keep it topped up.

Yes. That's it.

In QiYao's study room, XiaoYu confidently used the bank card for the first time ever - to look up how much money was in the account.

...

QiYao was on his way up with a glass of water for his future household manager when he walked into his study, to his surprise, XiaoYu was huddled in a corner of the room poking at the fur on the carpet.

"What is it?" Not even someone as omnipotent as QiYao understood what was going on.

"..." XiaoYu shot a glance at QiYao before continuing to poke at the carpet.

"Just what happened?" Strange. That glance was full of...mute anger. What had happened? Was the card frozen? That can't be it.

"...you never told me how much money was in that account."

When XiaoYu had logged into the card's account, his entire body froze. One. Two. Three. Four. Five. Six. Seven. Eight...Just how many zeroes were there? Not only was it greater than his own savings by severalfold, was this really not all of QiYao's financial assets? Was this what he meant by "not a lot"?

XiaoYu knew QiYao was rich, but it was only now that he properly realised just how rich the other man was. If he lost all of this money, merely slaving away at trying to pay it off wouldn't be enough. Not even dicing himself up and selling all of those pieces would be enough. The realisation dealt such a huge blow to XiaoYu that he instinctively curled up in the corner.

"..." This was a test for QiYao. From his point of view, there certainly wasn't a lot of money in the card. However, he'd forgotten most people would find that sum so immense that they would never be able to drain off the account despite living a lavish lifestyle. Hence, he didn't know how he should approach or comfort XiaoYu. All he could do was sit on the floor beside him.

"...you're really not afraid I'd lose all this money?" XiaoYu snuck another peek at QiYao.

"Yes. What's gone would be gone." He still had more cards with as much money as this card, and he still had plenty of immovable assets. QiYao didn't care what XiaoYu did with that money at all. He only trusted XiaoYu would turn it into a significant experience that would swiftly aid the other man in maturing.