Chapter : 10 : Getting A Cash Back is Really Sweet :
" Ding ! Dong ! Ding ! "
" Alright that's enough for today and from tomorrow onwards you will have your regular classes so I hope you will be keeping a good record . "
" The class is dismissed . "
As the Bell of the class rang it signified the end of the long and boring lecture .
And after professor Frost left the class everyone in the room stood up from their seats and started loudly talking again.
" Liora do you have any plans after this . "
" Ummm ! No I don't . "
" Then how about we go to the cafeteria together . "
" Alright ! "
After sometime of talking to each other Cian found that Liora was quite easy to talk to and she opened up very quickly .
Although she still calls him a little too formally but that will go away in time as they come to know each other .
To be honest this was one of the reasons why he liked her.
Unlike many characters who would join the heroes harem in the future her attitude was considered the best .
She was a good person with a big heart for others and a caring attitude .
Although sometimes her compassion for others would become a little too much especially at the first part of the series .
But still it was not because she was week or foolish it was simply because she was just that good .
And don't mistake her caring soft attitude for weakness .
While her strength is very low right but now in the future she would have the strength of an Elite .
And her summoning magic will be one of the best in the entire series earning her the title of - ' Summoner Qween ' by the end of the Abyssal continent arc.
Such a beautiful , caring and powerful women any man lucky enough to be with her would be beyond honoured .
And Cian felt the same .
He has no intention of becoming a knight in the shining armour who would always stand in front of anyone he loves in the future.
Instead of walking forward what he wants is for them to walk together .
' After all I understand such things a lot better . '
Due to his bad experience from his previous life where he longed for love be it any kind of love - parental love or love from a lover he understand the needs .
' Because love need caring not restraints and it needs a free sky to fly together not a golden cage . '
With that both of them walk together towards the cafeteria .
The cafeteria was just the name and everything else look like a high class restaurant built for nobles.
The room was very big with the capacity to hold multiple noble banquets.
And all the decorations with gold and other precious materials giving it a majestic vive .
Even Cian was surprised to see all this .
While the description in the novel and letter in the game and in the anime showed the building to the quite luxurious but still looking at it in real life was a totally different experience .
' I say this is even better than the best hotel I have visited in my previous life . '
And if Cian was astonished then Liora was shocked to the point that has cute little mouth had openwide in awe .
When Cian looked at her he could only smile in his mind.
' So cute . '
' Even her dumfounded face was so cute this girl is really one of the best in the entire series . '
After Cian put her out of her shock and directly let her to a table which was empty both of them finally sat down .
" Alright what would you like to have . "
" Well.. um ... Sir Keolos isn't everything here like to expensive . "
Liora looked at the prices describe in the menu .
The menu card contained more than 1200 items and all of the food was made from specially selected ingredients .
The Academy also hired a few of the best chef and personals in the kingdom to cook the meal and even the serving was done by highly trained group of maids and butlers .
It would not be wrong to say that this was less of a Acedemy cafeteria and more of a high expensive restaurant that screams rich .
" Why don't we go to the other side where they are serving food for everyone . "
The Academy cafeteria work in two manners .
First of all they serve food to everyone within the academy for free .
This food was different from the menu and while it did not contain much variety it was still made by the same process and were highly nutritious and delicious .
This option was often taken by most commoners and other low level nobles who did not wish to spend much money on a large feast .
The other option was too order food from the menu which you have to buy with your money .
This system was a little different from the cafeteria as these were not directly under the acedemy.
Instead they are from outside restaurants who had taken special permissions to open up a joint area within the academy cafeteria .
This was done under the supervision of the academy and everything must be checked by the Academy before they enter the cafeteria .
This system was mainly wanted by the rich children's of high nobles and merchant families .
Afterall to them it was simple - ' they have money so why won't they be allowed to spend it ' .
And the reason why the Academy allows such a thing is because of a simple reason - Funding .
The Academy need a huge amount of funding each year to function and although the kingdom does give a lot of money it is never quite enough .
And it is not because they are corrupt and misused the funds .
But it is because that's just how high the cost for the Academy is to raise even a single student .
The Valerion academy higher the best teacher in the kingdom for every subject no matter how small it is while also giving hundreds of thousands of scholarships .
Training a Wizard , Warrior , Alchemist or a summoner takes far more resources then ordinary field .
In fact the average amount of resources that their Academy spend on a single student per month is more than the annual income of an average household .
So obviously they Academy will need funds as they can .
And this is one of the ways in which the Academy earns extra .
' Well ! It's not like they are doing anything wrong after all the Academy uses this funding to recruit more students and give them better education so this understandable . '
Cian really had no complain about the situation all the effect that the menu prices are really a little too much .
" No need to worry Liora . You are my friend and this is my treat so order whatever you want . " - Cian said with a smile .
Using good food is one of the oldest trick in the book to impress someone and Cian was using that .
After all if you want to gain affection points then you will have to spend a little from your wallet .
You can't be too stingy .
" Really ! Thankyou . "
And from the smile and the bright eyes that she was showing it seemed that the trick had indeed worked .
Although Liora was an honest girl and didn't want take advantage of Cian and it was also the reason she was genuinely hesitating at first for because of her good nature .
But from her looks it was clear that she was quite tempted to try the items on the menu and the moment Cian assured her that it was okay she let go of her hesitation .
It also showed that she trusted Cian as her first friend in the Academy .
" Alright ! let's look into the menu and see what we can order . "
It was tyen when they were looking through the menu that suddenly another system notification suddenly popped up .
" Ding ! System Notification : In the original story line Liora had to wait till the hero made friends with the second prince to test these delicacies .
Host you have changed the plot as such you have done a Tier 1 Change and are eligible for a random' Good Reward ' .
Ding ! Congratulations host for receiving 4 ' Basic Money Multiplayer Card ' .
After you have spend money within the limit of 20,000 Aurum you can use one of these cards to get a random cashback multiplier ranging from 4 to 10 times and the money will be directly transferred to your room .
The system also wants to notify you that since you do not have a storage ring that can store it will create more problems in the future as such it is advised for you to get a storage ring as soon as possible .
" "
Looking at the system notification in front of him Cian felt that Liora is really lucky for him .
Today he received to rewards one after another .
And although the value of two rewards cannot be compared , non of it was bad.
After all while a cashback reward was nothing that can directly increase his power it was a tier 1 change after all .
Moreover just like said before money is still quite powerful in this fantasy world after all you can buy many high quality items through money that can increase your strength .
Do you think the hero only became strong because he was talented .
In the original series he lucked out by becoming friends with few of the richest people and they helped him financially to get a lot of expensive items that helped in his strength growth .
' There was a event within the novel were the hero managed to find a huge amount of treasure within a small dungeon which he used later in the series to buy a precious high tier item from an auction . '
Cian thought to himself when is attention focused on the last part of the system notification .
' And I need to do something about this storage wing too . '
After all for now the things were fine but in the future when he gets much powerful rewards it will cost trouble if it is just teleported to his room .
' Maybe I should go on a shopping trip in a few days or I can call Liora to come with me . '
' Maybe it will turn into a quite a romantic date. '
" Cian ! Sir Keolos are you alright ! Did you choose what you want to order . "
Liora's sudden call woke him back and he found that it was the perfect opportunity to try one of those cards .
" Yes ! I have decided . "
Soon a butler came forward with a professional smile on his face .
" Good morning ! sir good morning ma'am ! what you would like to order today . "
" Yes !!I would like to order.... "
At the end of the it Cian ordered a full course around 6000 Aurum .
" Sir Keolos... Isn't spending this a little too much. "
Liora was uncertain to spend so much .
After all 6000 Aurum was more than two times what her family could give her an a monthly allowance for the accademy .
" Liora I said no need to worry about it . "
Cian on the other hand was adamant on his stance .
While he deeply appreciated her concern he needed to use the card as well .
" Alright sir ! please wait for your order . "
It only took a few minutes for the order to come and it was the most luxurious banquet that either of them had .
Obviously Cian didn't show such things on his face however Liora was quite expressive in her reaction and that made her even more cute in his eyes .
Without any delay he paid for the bill first and used one card immediately .
" Ding ! Congratulations Host you have used a ' Basic Monetary Cashback Card ' and have gaine 6 times cash back multiplier.
Your total cash back is 6000 * 6 = 36,000 Aurum.
" "
Looking at the cash back Cian had a smile while eating the cake .
' Getting Cash Back Is Really Sweet . '
( Author's Note : Hello guys I hope you all are doing well and before ending this chapter , I would like to thank you all for reading the story so far .
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To Be Continued .