@1boring
He's been rapey for less than that.
@JoeGP
1. He gave the chains back to his ancestral founder, so no.
2. They wouldn't work because:
- they're a yang artifact, specialized in restraining yin enemies,
- they're at most Saint level, Xue Yue is a Saint King.
I don't remember what his...
They're probably even more reluctant to use Rei's money than Akari's, that's a problem.
And living above a shop is probably not a good idea for Rei - he needs a quiet place to focus on Shogi.
But aside from those problems, yeah, just let him finance the project.
It's gone from "Chinese One Punch Man" to "One Punch Man if Saitama was a useless loser".
Though it's also a bit the fault of the sword guy's alternate future self. He should have given concrete, precise explanations instead of dicking around with a duel.
I'm reminded of something I read. An article by a former pickpocket. It wasn't really about the money. It was just a dumb hobby. And tears worked despite the pickpocket being a guy, so maybe don't worry about the gender so much?
@Panino
I'm just saying that "she must have lied about being a noble because she wears paupers' clothes in her everyday life" is an incredible stretch of logic.
@97854324
The MC here is facing much more scrutiny than Aria did, and doesn't have convenient time travel superpowers aside from the one time she was brought back. That means no casino money, which makes further investments difficult. She had to embezzle from her fashion budget.
So far she's...