
(True, the baby is not an ordinary person)
Still in the same place, Ars narrowed his eyes, observing the baby's movements as if he was anxious.
(Reinkarnators? The transmigrator? A regressor? A return? I don't think so... Let's see your future)
After pondering for a moment, he stopped second-guessing. He mastered the Fate Scripture, for him there was nothing that could be hidden from him if he really wanted to know.
"[Reading Destiny]" Ars said in his mind.
Instantly he sees the journey of the baby's life to grow into a peerless beauty that will be contested by men throughout this nation.
Streams of information flowed into his brain. If an ordinary person is in the Ars position, the person will become vegetative because they cannot receive large amounts of information at once.
It took him three minutes to digest the information.
(So so... Princess Kaguya... Emperor Murakami... Five impossible conditions... The Moon's... And the Potion of Eternity!)
Ars looked at the infant Princess Kaguya with a smoldering look.
He had doubts about whether he was in the right world. After seeing Kaguya's future, Ars was relieved to make no mistake while using the abilities of the Fate Scripture.
The Fate Scripture guided him here because this world had something he craved the most.
Eternity Potion!
(Hurry to grow up, Kaguya. Don't disappoint me)
Calming the enthusiasm, Ars glanced at Kaguya one last time before leaving.
(I have been searching for the Eternity Potion for thousands of years, waiting a few years is no big deal)
With that mindset, he returned to the store in a good mood.
.....
Time passed by so quickly without realizing it.
3 Months later!
The Fate Trading Club stood firm without showing any signs of weathering.
Sitting in a rocking chair, Ars reads a book with Est asleep on his lap.
Carrying a tray of cookies, Restia walked over with an unremovable apron.
"Try these cookies, just ripe from the oven."
Ars opened his mouth, let Restia bribe him, the view did not switch from the pages of the book.
"Rea, there's no need to do that. I told you, there's no dust on the shelf."
"I do it because I like it, let me do it. If I don't do this, I feel like I'm not fulfilling my obligations."
Dressed in a maid uniform, Rea cleaned the shelf with a duster in her right hand.
"Do as you please." Ars said while turning the pages of the book.
There is a cleaning array that automatically cleans dust and dirt in the store. Actually Rea is not needed as a waiter. It's just that Ars doesn't accept slackers.
"Thank you boss."
While humming the song, Rea cleaned the dustless shelves.
"Hey, Ars, are you sure you have some business talent? It's been 3 months, but other than Rea, no customers have come." Restia said helplessly.
Hearing that, Ars's eyes twitched, and replied: "I also want to know why no customers have come yet. Is there something wrong with the Destiny Change Token?"
His goal of opening the Destiny Trading Club was only a hobby to fill his free time. He said it would be interesting to change the destiny of others. However, as time passed, not a single customer came. Ars even considered closing the Destiny Trading Club.
After all, after his goal of obtaining the Eternity Potion was completed, he would continue his journey to another world.
He doesn't like to stay in the world for too long.
"When I shop, I hear a lot of people talking about Kaguya's beauty." Restia said suddenly, then glanced at Ars with a meaningful look and asked: "Isn't that the girl you were after when she was a baby? Aren't you worried he was taken by another man?"
"Look at your words, Restia. It makes me look like an unscrupulous bastard who's been after women since they were babies."
Ars massaged his forehead, feeling a headache facing his dirty jokes.
Kaguya's growth was clearly abnormal! However, no one felt strange, except for Ars and the girls in the Fate Trading Club.
Ars suspects that there is a force that manipulates the common sense of everyone in Heian-kyo, so as not to question Kaguya's unnatural growth.
"Fufu~ but my words aren't entirely wrong, are they?" Restia chuckles.
"Just calm. Kaguya will not marry anyone. Besides, you know the reason I'm watching her isn't because of her beauty."
Ignoring his ridicule, Ars continued to read at a constant speed, without being distracted by reading and chatting at the same time.
"Ars, which one do you think is prettier, me or Kaguya?"
Restia flicked her long hair, showing off her curves that had stopped developing.
"Why are you asking that?" Ars glanced at Restia at a glance, then continued reading.
"You know, the news of Kaguya's beauty is spreading all over the country. Men from all walks of life, from nobles to commoners, all wanted to marry Kaguya. They came in succession to Kaguya's house to ask for her hand, but were constantly rejected by her. With this incident, Kaguya was massively recognized as the most beautiful woman in the country."
"Then?"
"Is Ars not captivated by Kaguya's beauty or are you used to the beautiful women around you being immune to her charms? So I want to know your opinion. Who is the most beautiful of us both."
Restia looked directly into Ars eyes with confidence.
"You two are both beautiful.”
"That's not the answer I want at all."
"Well, I'm just answering honestly."
Although disappointed not to hear the answer as expected, Restia greeted Ars as before.
She is not an unreasonable woman who would sulk like a modern woman, who demands men apologize even though it is not her fault.
"Talking about Kaguya, does the boss think there's someone who can meet those requirements?" Rea is in discussion.
After living here for three months, he understands the character of his boss and can be invited to chat without the need to be formal.
"Impossible. No mortal can meet Kaguya's requirements." Ars answered without hesitation.
"I think so too." Rea nodded in agreement.
The men who wanted to marry Kaguya continued to hang around her house. One by one they finally surrendered, and there were only 5 men left, all of whom were princes and high officials.
They still insist on marrying Kaguya, so Grandpa Okina persuades Kaguya. Again, in the feudal era, there was not much women could do but marry and have children.
Under Grandpa Okina's persuasion, Kaguya agrees to accept a marriage proposal from a man who can bring an impossible item, namely the Buddha's holy bowl, a branch of a gleaming gold-fruited tree, and a, white rat skin from the crater of the volcano, dragon pearl, and glowing seashells belonging to swiftlets.
"Boss, do those items really exist, or are they just Princess Kaguya's handwriting to avoid accepting marriage proposals?" Tanya Rea was curious.
His boss was a mysterious entity that possessed powers beyond human common sense, so he did not directly veto the authenticity of the five items.
"That's real. Kaguya did not carelessly give the requirements. All of these items are on Horai Island (Penglai Island)."
"So it really exists..."
Rea has no doubt about Ars' claims.
"Ars know the location of Horai Island?" Restia asked.
"Know." Answer Ars is short.
"Isn't it easy for you to collect all five items? You can easily marry Kaguya~"
"Stop joking, Kaguya is only 3 months old. Although her growth caused her to look like a 16-year-old girl, it did not change the fact of her original age. Even the conscience of a pedophile would feel guilty if it targeted a 3-month-old girl."
In response to Restia's temptation, Ars flicked a finger on his forehead.
"Ouch, you're so mean, Ars." Restia complained while covering her forehead.
*ding*
Suddenly the sound of the doorbell rang out, and a young man in his 20s entered hesitantly.
Seeing the second customer arrive, Ars's eyes sparkled.