He had saved the daughter of their family, a family with deep roots and noble status. Even the old housekeeper, who had caused the trouble, looked down on him because of his humble position as a little shopkeeper in the Blood Food Gang.
So, where was the crux of the problem?
...It lay in the question Miss White Wine had asked him during the earlier Reincarnator meeting: what did he currently lack?
What did he lack? Quite a lot, actually.
He lacked Blood Food; after all, even the Blood Food for refining life's heart depended on the dowry from the Red Lantern Lady.
He lacked the skills from the Ghost Walker Path; learning these would help him better understand the Age Suppressing Book.
He lacked understanding of this world, to figure out the Ten Surnames' schemes.
But what did he lack most?
It was precisely favors.
