Chapter 152
Hearing Nico's answer, Mineo intentionally put on a shocked expression.
"You're already a third-year high school student? Good heavens, you don't look like it at all! When I saw you just now, I honestly thought you were still a middle schooler..."
"A middle schooler..."
Nico's face darkened even further. She held back the urge to let her rage explode and maintained her strained, forced smile.
"Well, I am definitely not a middle school student. If you don't want to buy vegetables, sir, you can look at the other products over there. The daily necessities section seems to be having a promotion too!"
"I don't really want to buy daily necessities, so there's no point in going there. I prefer it here in the food area. Is this adorable store clerk starting to hate me and trying to kick me out even though I'm a customer?"
Nico could swear to God that if she weren't currently working, she would have stuffed Mineo's mouth with every single tomato within reach.
This annoying jerk... did he come here specifically to pick a fight? Does he underestimate Nico's ability to argue?
Fortunately, Nico still possessed a very high level of professional ethics. She suppressed the impulse to punch him, gave a "sweet" smile, and said:
"Sir, please don't misunderstand. How could I... how could I possibly hate a customer! If you want to look around here, that isn't a problem at all."
"Oh, I see. Then that's fine. I was a bit worried about being hated by such an adorable clerk. Since you don't hate me, I'll stay here a little longer!"
I don't hate you?
I want to curse you to death, you hear me?!
Why is this jerk so thick-skinned?
I'm begging you, just get out of here!
I really want to pelt you with tomatoes until you die!!!!
A thousand insults flashed through Nico's mind in an instant.
However, because she was in a position that required her to stay humble—and if she got reported by Mineo, her day's work might go to waste—she grit her teeth and took a few deep breaths. She decided that no matter what this jerk said, she would just ignore him.
Walking over to the food shelves, Nico started organizing the ingredients, but Mineo continued to pester her.
"Adorable student clerk, why aren't you talking anymore?"
"Sir, my apologies, but during working hours, the store doesn't allow employees to engage in idle chatter."
"Then I won't chatter. Let's talk about something serious."
Mineo picked up a tomato and said to Nico, "Is this tomato very sweet?"
"It's very sweet. This stock just arrived this afternoon; the quality is very high."
"Then can I have a taste? If it's sweet, I'll buy a lot. If it's not, I won't buy any."
"..."
Seeing the smirk on Mineo's face, Nico really wanted to knock him out with a single punch.
But a few seconds later, she forced herself to speak calmly.
"Well, this store has a policy that products cannot be tasted before they are purchased."
"But if I don't eat it, how will I know if it's sweet or not? What if I buy it and it turns out not to be sweet? Wouldn't I be at a huge loss? You guys definitely won't provide a refund, right?"
"..."
Nico was now one hundred percent certain that the bastard in front of her was intentionally looking for trouble.
Therefore, the clever Nico decided to use her ultimate move: a distraction!
Nico immediately shouted toward the checkout counter, "Manager! This gentleman seems to have some business with you!"
"Coming, coming! I'll be right there."
Hearing Nico's call, the convenience store manager came jogging over. He looked at Mineo and spoke very politely.
"Hello, sir. I am the manager of this store. May I ask what business you have with me?"
Seeing the manager arrive, Nico gave Mineo a slightly smug look. Wasn't this jerk looking for trouble? I'm not taking the fall for this! If you've got the guts, go ahead and give the manager a hard time. I want to see what you can possibly do to me now.
Initially, Nico expected Mineo to continue being difficult with the manager. But to her surprise, the man instantly shifted his demeanor.
Mineo looked at the manager and said with a smile:
"Manager, actually, I called you over because there are a few things I wanted to ask. If a store clerk successfully sells a large amount of goods, do they receive a commission?"
Hearing Mineo's question, the manager quickly replied:
"That's for certain. If a clerk's personal sales total reaches over 50,000 Yen, the entire sales amount will be calculated with a 3% commission, which is then given as a bonus to the clerk."
"3%? Is it really that low?"
"Sir, 3% is not a small amount. In truth, for those of us operating a supermarket, the profit margins are very thin. We almost entirely rely on high-volume sales with small profits."
Mineo nodded slightly at the manager's answer. Then, he glanced at the bewildered Nico before turning back to the manager.
"If I buy items in bulk, can you assist with delivery?"
"If the items purchased are in large quantities, our store can provide home delivery services."
"Fine. In that case, calculate the total for all the remaining stock in this store. I'm buying everything!"
Hearing Mineo's words, the manager instantly froze in place. Not just the manager, even Nico, who was standing nearby, turned completely to stone.
"Si... Sir... what... what did you just say?"
"The goods in this store... you're buying all of them?"
Seeing the manager staring at him in disbelief, Mineo pulled a bank card from his pocket and laughed.
"Do you think I'm joking with you? Everything in this store that hasn't been sold yet—I'm buying it all. Calculate the total price, let's check out!"
"By the way, the commission for everything I buy must be credited to this clerk! If she hadn't been promoting things so diligently, I might not have thought about shopping at your place!"
As he spoke, Mineo extended his finger, and the direction he pointed was aimed straight at the store clerk, Nico!
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