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A month later,

I am sitting on a chair beside the table, and in front of me, on the table, lies the thing I got from Tier 1 gift pack.

It was a surprise for me when I saw what was inside the gift, and thank the goddess, I love it.

Do you want to know what it is? It's a piece of tech that can transform into any form, like a computer, mobile, smartwatch, camera, and even smart glasses, etc.

I named it 'Megatron'. It's high-level technology, and in the future, I can even make it soul-bound to me once I am strong enough, as it runs on my energy.

"Hmmm... I need a lot of resources in the initial tier to cultivate, and I also need a legal way so my parents can live a carefree life until they get old," Nowadays, I was thinking of setting up a business where I can sell pills, potions, weapons, etc., but first, I need a large fund to buy a decent building, and it can be settled if I use the A.I. connectivity option.

"Okay, then it's settled. I should start to steal, cough!..cough!..borrow from the dark organizations around the world, a little bit from all of them so they can share the pain and hopefully quiet down for a while." Once I decided on that, I transformed Megatron into a high-performance laptop and, with the help of A.I. Connectivity of System, first I made an untraceable account, then started to transfer the money from dark organizations around the world to the account I just made.

I left the work to my System and started to cultivate for the whole day and night, only stopping for lunch and dinner.

"Hmmm...Ahh, It feels addicting cultivating, feeling the rush of strength in your body. Now I know why a lot of cultivators become arrogant pieces of shit. If you don't have strong mental strength to keep up with the strength or so-called equilibrium with mind, body, and soul, one day, it will consume you and make you corrupt." I was busy with a monologue, so I didn't notice that the transfer was complete.

"Hmmm,...There are a lot of zeroes. System, can you tell me simply how much we got out of this crusade?" Coming to my senses, I started to check the account which had a lot of zeroes, so I simply asked the System to do the counting for me. Well, I'm a lazy guy, so what do you expect from me?

[Master, the money in the account has reached 10 billion USD. If you like, we can clean those organizations completely. As you know, this would cause the underworld to be in a mess for a few months.]

"No, we have already taken most of it. We don't want to cause more chaos, and it would be enough for us to start the business," I stopped my partner from completely cleaning those organizations, as they still have a certain value from my point of view. So I should let them have a breathing space for now, at least.

Now then, I only need a few more days to prepare to set up the business. Meanwhile, I should ask my trusty partner in crime about the basic plan, but first, I should name my partner.

"You will be working as my assistant from now on, so I should give you a good name," I thought for a while, and I like simple, easy names that are not complicated in spelling.

"Your name from now will be Aashi, which means 'smile'. Okay...I know you have a personality. I asked for it from The Goddess so I can have a companion to accompany me and share some of my burdens. It's late to say this, but I will say it anyway. Aashi, from now on, we are partners, and this will never change until I cease to exist. So take care of me from now on and show me the way if I ever forget which direction to move, alright?" I said with all my emotions open to her so she could know that this came from my heart.

When I asked The Goddess to give me a system with a companion, I was sure I would be needing a companion more than anything in the unfamiliar world. As I watched and read too many light novels and comics about that scenario where the Mc has to be alone to be able to reach greater heights, that's why I added a small request for her to get a body in the future so she could truly give me company. If I don't have anyone to talk to, I might go insane, so I am grateful to My Goddess for everything she has done and will do in the future.

[Affirmative... Master, Aashi's name has been registered. From now on, I am called Aashi. Thank you, Master, for bestowing me a name. I will try my best to fulfill all of the expectations you have for me.]

"Hmmm...Good. Now that is out of the way, let's commence the plan 'TAKE OVER THE AKIHABARA', Haahaahahahehe.....Cough..cough.." creepy laughing sound could be heard outside of the room.

"Son, what is that sound coming from your room? Get ready for breakfast," the voice of my mother made me almost choke between my laugh. Then, after some coughing, I calmed my inner otaku who was excited over some new toy he had found. I calmly exited my room and went to the dining room to have a hearty breakfast with my parents.

[Master, I suggest you should do something about sound isolation in your room. Otherwise, in the future, you might get attacked by a frying pan on the head.]

"Yes...Yes...I will do that as I don't want to taste how much it will hurt getting a beating from mother's frying pan," I agreed with my dear Aashi. As I am only at the peak of 1st Tier now and not strong enough to get away unscathed from my mother's pan, I should be careful.

My mother has a habit of using the frying pan to attack anything if she becomes panicked or afraid of something. There was a time when my father tried to make a joke and scared my mother a little, then he got a very funny lump on his head that day. So after that, my father is very careful when he makes any kind of joke.

If you are wondering which country we live in, it's Japan. I asked the Goddess specifically to send me here. This place is heaven for otaku. Being an otaku from a previous life and not living here would be a total waste, so here we are, in the place where the first motherland of an otaku.

We live in the Kansai region, which includes three well-known places, namely Osaka/Kobe/Kyoto. We are in Kyoto, and it has a not-so-secret card called 'Lake Biwa'. It has a great atmosphere, and now that the earth has a lot of energy in the atmosphere, the natural transformation is also wonderful. The lake, mountains, trees, and even soil of them are like they got a good amount of nutrients out of nowhere and are now brimming with vitality.

Nature has also brought out new species like mutated herbs or plants filled with energy. Even animals are also transforming and mutating to keep up with nature.

Anyways, I reincarnated in this country because this country has a lot of things I like, such as its unique culture, hot springs or onsens, and places like Akihabara, Akihabara (important things that need to be repeated), etc.

There are also cuisines unique to places like Kyoto, famous for Tofu, Yuba (tofu skin), Kaiseki (Japanese haute cuisine), Shojin ryori (Japanese Buddhist vegetarian cuisine), Kyo-wagashi (Kyoto sweets), and Yudofu (tofu cooked in hot broth).

There are also other cuisines which I wanted to try, like Sushi/Sashimi, Ramen, Tempura, Kare raisu (rice with curry), Okonomiyaki, Shabu-shabu, Miso soup, Yakitori, etc.

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"Honey, what are you thinking in your dazed state? Eat your food properly," listening to my mother's strict yet good-natured voice, I came back to my senses and ate properly, not wanting to dampen her good mood.

When my mom is angry, I can sometimes see her famous legendary scary expression or an imaginary dark scary oni face behind her. So I never try anything stupid, and now I am a mama's boy.

"Ok, Mom. I will be in my room. If you need anything, just call me," after telling my mother, I went into my room and locked the door.

"Aashi, search for places to stabilize our business in the Kyoto area, and if they're not good enough, find a place that you deem suitable and buy it. Then order a reliable construction company to remodel it to look like a majestic pavilion," thinking about a good location gave me a headache, so I simply asked my lovely assistant to connect to Megatron and find a good location to buy and build a pavilion.

"[Affirmative, Master. It shall be done in a few hours.]"

"Hmmm... Once you're done with that, start downloading recipes and various techniques. Then do some calculations and improve them by adding new or mutated ingredients. You can do this slowly, as I am not in a hurry right now," I told Aashi as I thought it would be a good idea to develop a new hobby and make my food choices more interesting.

Then I got into a meditation position for a few hours and went to sleep after finishing it.

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