Chapter 3: Unexpected Boon.

  Midas: “Miss Celia, I have a job for you. It comes with a handsome reward, as well.” She said, appearing next to her future wife, and handing Celia a ring.

  Fair: “(~OAO)”

  Midas: “Fair, you can go back to your post now.” She softly ordered. “Change of plans. Xena said that she won’t stop me, just as long as I don’t do anything too extreme to affect Celia’s natural growth.” She said into Fair’s mind, with a happy tone.

  Soon, Fair had left the room, with just Celia and Midas now being left in it. Celia, looking at the ring, was deeply confused.

  Midas: “It is some early payment. Half, I should say. Put it on.” She suggested, after sitting on the couch opposite of Celia.

  Celia: “This is… a storage ring?” She replied with a cute head tilt.

  Putting it on, Celia could then sense the contents of the ring. Inside were more Coins than Celia has ever seen in her entire (third) life. On top of that, there was also an entire wardrobe of clearly enchanted clothing, mostly dresses, and different sets of weapons.

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  Midas: “Surprised?” She asked with a mused tone.

  Celia: “I… can’t accept any of this.” She replied with a very unwilling (to part with the Coins) tone and expression.

  Midas: “Why not?” She replied with a raised eyebrow.

  Celia: “I can’t use my System… so what use is there in giving so much?” She explained with a thinking pose.

  In truth, the items in that ring weren’t anything special. At most, it’d let Celia, a Level 1 with no use of her System, be able to easily handle Level 20 beings. After all, Midas had to walk on a thin tightrope, making sure not to step over Xena’s mostly invisible bottom line.

  Midas: “Your System speaks to you, which means that you’ll be someone very special. This isn’t a gift, or charity. But… merely an investment in your future.” She coaxed.

  Celia: “…”

  Midas: “Keep the ring, and the gear. You’ll need them for your job, you see.” She added with a warm laugh.

  When she met Celia all those years ago, the woman wasn’t in any position where Midas could leverage her… power and wealth.

  Now in this third life, Midas found Celia first, and was already a Goddess. And, since, like Midas, Celia is merely waiting for a System Helper to be able to use it, Celia will, of course, once again be in a top tier position.

  Shuffle!

  Celia: “???”

  Out of her storage ring, Midas brought out a quest, and an Adventure Guild badge, sliding them in front of Celia. Midas had it made long ago, with it already having Celia’s name on it. As for the quest… it was a simple escort, which Midas had no one around to deal with currently.

  Celia: “The Guild… sure works fast. Though, I am just a 14-year-old… can I really do such an important quest?” She asked with a worried tone.

  Midas: “…”

  Celia: “…”