Bab 153
Seeing Mineo pointing at her, Nico hadn't shown much of a reaction until now. However, the Convenience Store Manager was currently nearly jumping out of his skin with sheer excitement.
"Sir... are you truly planning to purchase every single item in this store?"
"Please do not worry, I will personally verify the warehouse inventory as quickly as possible and hand it over to you."
"Furthermore, for all the goods you purchase, we will provide delivery service straight to your destination address."
"Please wait just a moment."
After finishing his sentence, the Manager hurried toward the checkout counter with great enthusiasm.
Once he had gone, only then did Nico dare to step closer to Mineo. She stared at him with a blank expression, as if unable to believe what was happening. Nico covered her mouth, her voice trembling slightly with shock.
"You... want to buy out the entire store?"
"Have you gone crazy?"
"Do you have any idea what the total value of all the goods in this supermarket would be if you combined them all?"
"I don't know the total value of the goods in this shop, but I feel quite certain that I can afford it."
"However, as a shop clerk, you just referred to my purchase as the behavior of a sick person. If I were to report that comment to your Manager, you would likely receive a very stern reprimand."
Hearing Mineo's words, Nico immediately clamped her mouth shut. She didn't dare speak another word.
Even though she had good intentions in trying to warn this man, since he didn't appreciate her kindness, she would just leave him be.
Besides, if this guy was willing to throw his money away shopping, why should she interfere? After all, this would mean a massive amount of commission.
"Rich people really do have such incomprehensible, low-class tastes," Nico muttered in a very low voice.
She thought her voice was quiet enough that Mineo wouldn't hear, but she didn't realize that Mineo's sense of hearing was at a superhuman level, allowing every single one of her complaints to reach his ears clearly.
"Are you talking bad about me behind my back?"
"No, no! Sir, you must have misheard. I was just saying that I get to get off work early today! I truly wasn't saying anything bad about you."
"Is that so?"
Mineo looked at Nico with a bright smile, but he chose not to expose her lie.
This girl truly didn't have a single honest word coming out of her mouth; Mineo decided he would slowly mess with her later.
At that moment, the Convenience Store Manager came running back carrying an inventory sheet.
"Customer, the total price for all the items in this store is three million five hundred twenty-four thousand seven hundred and sixty Yen!"
"Since you are making such a massive purchase, we can round down the fraction directly."
"Just three million five hundred thousand Yen will suffice."
"Are you certain you wish to buy all these products?"
"Run the card!"
Mineo walked straight to the counter and handed his bank card to the clerk. Quickly, the employee used the Electronic Data Capture (EDC) machine and deducted the balance of 3.5 million Yen.
Watching the transaction receipt slide out of the machine, the Manager felt overjoyed. Meanwhile, Nico was also so happy she felt like jumping.
If there were customers like this every day, she would be incredibly happy. Even if she had to deal with some unpleasant treatment, it wouldn't matter. She wished God would send more customers like this her way.
Once the transaction was complete, Mineo glanced at Nico, then spoke to the Manager:
"I heard earlier that this student came here for a part-time job. Is her income paid on a daily basis?"
"That is correct, Sir. Yazawa-san's wages are paid daily."
"Combined with the items you just purchased, she is entitled to a 3% commission, which amounts to one hundred and five thousand Yen."
"I will pay this money to her right this instant."
Nico, hearing the Manager's words, came running over with excitement.
In a short time, she received the sum of 105,000 Yen from the Manager's hands. Seeing the envious and hateful glares from the other employees, Nico's heart felt light with joy.
She hugged the envelope full of cash to her chest. Then, she gave a sincere thank you to Mineo.
Mineo looked at Nico, then pulled a slip of paper from his pocket.
"Send the goods to the location written here later."
"Contact me when you are almost there; I will come to handle it."
"No problem at all, Sir. I will immediately arrange a logistics company to load the goods onto a truck. Nico, everyone, tonight you will likely have to work overtime. Let us all work together to tidy these goods up."
Nico glanced at Mineo. She still wanted to say something, but she realized that Mineo had already left the shop without looking back once. So, she gritted her teeth and stomped her foot.
"Forget that jerk! If he wants to waste his money, that's his business!"
After working hard until late at night, only then did Nico officially finish her shift. Although her trip home was delayed, Nico's mood was at a level of beauty that was hard to describe.
A 100,000 Yen commission!
If converted, this was a very significant amount. This was the kind of income Nico usually only earned after working part-time for one or two months.
Today, a rich guy had enabled her to earn this much. Nico truly wished she could feel this kind of exhaustion every single day.
With both hands clutching the envelope of money, Nico hummed a little tune happily. In this moment, her footsteps felt incredibly light.
"Tomorrow afternoon after school, I'll buy lots of good things for my younger siblings to eat."
"Right, and I'll buy them new clothes too."
"I'll use the rest of the money to upgrade my computer a bit, then save the remainder as a backup fund. I realize I'm truly a genius for being able to plan out this money so rationally in such a short time!"
Nico walked with little hops and skips. She crossed the street and soon arrived at the park, which was a mandatory path on her way home.
By then, it was nearly 12 midnight, so there was no one in the park at all except for the dim glow of the streetlights.
However, Nico wasn't the type to be afraid of the dark; walking through the night streets like this was no big deal for her.
Yet, at that moment, Nico suddenly felt like she heard the sound of footsteps. She spun around abruptly and saw a dark shadow flash through the trees.
"Who's there?"
Nico stared toward the back with a hesitant and uneasy feeling. Her hands, which were holding the envelope of money, began to squeeze with excessive pressure out of fear.
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