Chapter 12: [12] Az, New world's currency.
[12] Az, New world's currency.
Her brain had a little shutdown.
"Hihihi~"
Staring at the 3D image, Kayra felt as if the skull was mocking her. Even though it was trying to smile sweetly, in Kayra's 21st-century eyes, it looked more than creepy.
"Ah! What is this ghostly thing?!" She clenched her right hand and closed her eyes in fear. The horrifying smile of the skull was still flashing in her mind and making her legs wobbly~
Then suddenly the system chirped in her mind.
[Host! Host!]
"Phiphi, earlier, why did you two turn silent when I needed your help?!" Kayra asked while raising her right hand above. At that, her right palm was away from her head and she felt much better.
[Host, my task is to make sure you won't die. I don't have energy blocks to chat all day! I need to level up!]
After explaining, the system shook from side to side.
"Um…" She didn't know what to say.
[You should learn to earn as soon as possible! I demand energy blocks from you, host! You have to take responsibility for me!]
{ … }
"Energy blocks? Er… Let's talk about this later! What's with the thing on my palm?!" Kayra was too scared to retract her hand. Just thinking of that vicious entity made her fainthearted.
[That's…]
The system moved its perception and checked the skull tattoo. Then, it began to search its database for information. From the side, Cardinal spoke out.
{It's the official mark of the guests who can take part in the auction. To be clear, it's a tracker to keep tabs on the guests' activities so that nothing goes wrong during their stay here.}
Learning that, Kayra sat down on a nearby chair, "Do you have any way to get rid of it?"
{Don't be hasty to remove this mark. Without this, it will be unthinkable to move around in the Auction Palace. Just.. imagine it's not there?}
At Cardinal's words, Kayra forgot about getting rid of the tattoo for the moment. She didn't dare to look at her palm directly either.
Later, she stood up and went beside the closet which attracted her earlier. When she gently opened it, she saw many beautiful female dresses, suits, and gowns.
"Wow!"
Staring at the dresses and gowns, she was reminded of the aristocratic dresses of ladies in historical times of the Earth. All of them were fanciful, even the futuristic female suits in front of her.
Kayra took out a female suit of byzantine color. Besides pants, it had two shirts and a long cloak. She picked it because it could hide her features, especially her silver hair.
After putting on it, Kayra nodded in satisfaction. She peeked at the mirror and blinked her eyes smugly, "I look so beautiful in this suit~ You two, what do you think?"
Cardinal glanced at the mirror and also agreed with what she said. Phiphi only continued bobbing its body from left to right, not giving any reply.
Also, Kayra was attracted by something. In one corner of the closet, a little pouch was placed. She nudged it and then took it in her palm.
As soon as she opened it, she found a blue card with green stripes. She blinked her eyes as she stared at the inscription on the card and realized it must be the alphabet of a certain language of the δ-solar system.
'Cardinal, what is this?' Kayra asked the mecha. At her question, the mecha fell silent and asked while narrowing his robotic eyes.
{Master, you can't be… illiterate?}
"..."
[She is.]
"Phiphi! Don't tell lies! I am not illiterate!" Kayra puffed her cheeks and retorted aggressively. The system 'pui'ed and continued to move from side to side and said with its baby voice.
[My host, in this world, you are illiterate. It's a fact~]
"You!" At Phiphi's words, Kayra became tight-lipped. She glanced outside and thought stiffly, 'Phiphi, do I have relatives in this world?'
[... You are just a clone. Even if the original body has, I doubt if they are considered your relatives?]
"Oh. So, it turns out, even in this universe, I am an orphan." Kayra grabbed the credit card tightly.
Both the system and Cardinal felt her chaotic brain waves. Finally realizing something, Cardinal became mum and thought it made sense.
Knowing that his master wasn't associated with those shitty researchers, his mood got better and his opinion of Kayra improved a 'bit'.
In a minute, Kayra sorted out her unsteady emotions and became cheerful as she was used to this.
"Sniff~ Cardinal, you didn't say what is this?" Kayra patted her cheeks and forced down her urge to cry.
{Credit card containing Az. 'Az' is an interplanetary currency that can be used on any planet across the δ-solar system and other solar systems which are included in Azure Empire…}
"Stop! So, you mean, it's money, right?" Kayra suddenly interrupted him and asked.
{Yes.}
"You say, if I take it with me, will it mean stealing?" Kayra inquired as she rubbed the card. Currently, she was a pitiful being with no family, connection, and money. This card was like a God-sent gift!
[ ...They have treated you like shit and you are still thinking of morality?]
The system's voice was contemptuous as it vanished from Kayra's mind space. Cardinal also followed it and left.
"Then, I will be taking this with me! Thanks for the money!" Kayra glanced at the sky and murmured, thanking God for giving this gift to her!
...
After checking outside and noticing no one was there, Kayra sneaked out of the room. Even though she encountered other people on the road, nobody suspected her and greeted her respectfully because of her guest mark.
Kayra showed them her charming smile and stunned those people. Her dimples brightened up her image to several degrees. Some of the weaker species felt their heart going doki~doki~
They wondered which Planet's lady she was and wanted to know her social media ID. But, before they could inquire, she ran away!
Gifts
-- Gift
received Weekly Power Status
-- Power
Ranking 
-- Power
stone