Lightning Is the Only Way

"You don't need more money," the Opposer said.

Gravis was a bit surprised when he heard that. "But I need a shop, and I need additional resources to forge. I probably also need other things."

"Gravis," the Opposer said as he stopped him. "You have half a middle world of ore in your Spirit Space. That's plenty enough to buy a shop."

Gravis was taken aback. "That ore is worth so much!?" he asked in shock.

Of course Gravis was shocked. There were plenty of Immortal beggars in the city. This showed how expensive it was to buy a property in the city. He had expected that he needed much more. Additionally, a shop was more expensive than a house.

The Opposer sighed. "You have been in a natural world for far too long," he said. "Every ore node is worth incredibly much, and you have several of those inside your Spirit Space. You are sitting on several mountains of gold."

"Huh," Gravis uttered as he scratched his chin. "That makes things easier, but I still need to know how to create a business."

"Gravis," the Opposer said. "I might be nearly omnipotent, but creating a business is not something I have ever done. I only fought without a home or business until I became as powerful as the Old Bastard."

Gravis sighed. "Fuck, that makes things harder. Who am I supposed to ask then?"

BANG!

Gravis felt the powerful flick of a finger on his forehead.

"Am I only air to you!?" Gravis' mother asked with puffed cheeks.

"Mom?" Gravis asked in shock. "You know how to create a business?"

Gravis' mother seemed insulted, and she huffed. "Where do you think we get all our money from? Your father only sits on his ass all day, glaring into the room."

Gravis shook his head. "Wait," he said. "Does that mean you are earning all the money?"

His mother huffed again. "Who else?"

Gravis looked at his father with a weird expression.

hobby," the Opposer said,

again, who huffed and looked to

and loot all their belongings. Yet, there was no reason to do that.

made sense that Gravis' mother had a hobby. If she had nothing to do for her entire

might be in the name of the city, but I own this city!" she proclaimed with pride. "I can ruin all the businesses in this city with but a flick of my finger. Do you think every business owner in the past has been so deferential to you because

they mistreat you, but I will ruin the life of anyone that mistreats

the face.

her face. "Oh, I know, honey,"

his mother's true self for the first time today. His mother had such a ridiculous amount of soft power? He had always thought that his mother only lived her life in peace. Apparently, that wasn't

mom," Gravis said. "Then, can you help

"20%," his mother said.

a

of your shares," she

confused. "What are shares?"

want to create a business

a confused look on his face. Wasn't he

she said. "You can publicly trade the ownership of your business with other people. They give you money for partial ownership.

I want

bit much, but he had already felt the pressure of his mother. He needed her, and she knew that Gravis knew that he had no

"Okay,"

pulled to his mother and found himself in

with you,"

interest. She still didn't exactly know what a business was, but

eliciting a venomous glare from his wife. "She only needs to give you advice without having to invest any money into your business.

and betrayal at his mother, but she held firm with her smile. "Take this as your first lesson. Inform

I supposed to inform myself when

his mother said as she

…

I guess," she said after some

Whooop!

in front of Gravis. Gravis looked at it and