Chapter 45 – Aren’t I Pretty?
He was such a fat man that I wondered if he could move his body on his own. However, it was difficult to look down on him because of his fat appearance.
The nickname “Golden Award” Wasn’t just because of his money.
The golden statue looked at me with a wide smile.
“I heard you did me something to be thankful for.”
“It came sooner than expected?”
“They say there’s a bitch who dares to rob my bank, but I can’t talk about it.”
His own wealth was like a golden statue that he protected more desperately than anyone else.
“It seems like you were in quite a hurry.”
“Is there anyone who wouldn’t be in a hurry when their store is being robbed?”
The golden statue stroked his thick chin and looked inside the convenience store.
“By the way, I heard you took that friend with you. Where is he?”
“Why? Should we capture them and torture them?”
“He is the one who damaged our security system, so he must pay a simple price.”
“If there is a scratch, you have to think about fixing it. “If you blame the person who drilled it, it will be bitter.”
“It seems like you’re trying to protect that friend?”
The golden statue’s eyes narrowed.
“Is it bad to say that to the benefactor who prevented the money being stolen?”
“Hehe, just in case.”
The golden statue’s expression relaxed as it made eye contact with me.
“There’s no way you could have instigated it. Then why did they let you go?”
“Because the circumstances are unfortunate.”
“Is it bad?”
“They said they needed money to buy milk because they had to raise a child.”
“…”
“I reached out because I found it interesting that a person capable of breaking through the central bank’s security system was motivated only by milk.”
Giving grace to a druid with that much power with a few cartons of milk.
It wasn’t a very bad deal for me.
Even if she doesn’t come back right away, she will definitely be of help in the near future.
This is how investing is done.
“Isn’t it good that you can pay more attention to security after this incident? Now that we know that knights alone are not enough, won’t we be deploying wizards as well?”
“…”
It may cost more money, but security will be stronger.
Well, once the image is ruined…
This is something that a neglected golden statue should build.
Not the druid who broke through it.
“But even so, there is a price to pay. “When you think of the damage she did to our bank.”
“You didn’t get robbed in the end. The customers’ money is still there, and the rumor will spread that it was almost stolen, but the convenience store manager successfully stopped it. “If we promote it as a central bank where even convenience store managers deposit money, trust will increase.”
Who would dare rob the golden bank where I deposited my money?
Even if a bank vault was almost robbed.
“Cluck, I told you last time, but you too have the spirit of a merchant to your core.”
The golden statue that was glaring at me smiled.
“It’s not wrong. After all, it is known that you are making deposits in our bank.”
The golden statue shook its head.
“I owe you this time, so I will listen to you. And this is the price.”
The golden statue handed me a piece of paper.
A check with a golden award stamp.
20,000 gold.
‘There are two large ones.’
It was a completely different amount than the money I gave to the drivers.
Is it because the money you play with is different?
My hands are big.
“I heard this is why I like you.”
“Because when it comes to transactions, you have to be clear. Instead, I don’t owe you anything for this.”
“Of course.”
With 20,000 gold, any debt you didn’t have will disappear.
‘It’s not a bad deal.’
It was the best value that could be obtained with just a few cartons of milk.
For 20,000 gold.
I owe a favor to a druid who is powerful enough to rob the central bank.
I even got golden leaves rising from her horn.
‘You might need to know what this leaf means.’
At least you can’t have it with just a few cartons of milk.
“Would you like to buy something?”
“Done. “I’ve tried everything I can at this convenience store.”
“You haven’t tried the new product.”
“New product?”
Convenience stores have leveled up and introduced new products.
As his size proves, he was once a core customer of our convenience store.
The menu he liked was sold out every day.
“Hmm, this looks kind of interesting.”
“What does this taste like?”
“This too…”
I’m buying a lot this time too.
He was a gourmet in his own right, and he was a man who could satisfy his anger by eating a new taste with his own mouth at least once.
This time, he packed all the new items.
When he left the convenience store, all new items were sold out again.
The golden statue goes out.
“It feels like a storm has passed.”
Only then did Elena breathe her sigh of relief.
The intimidation of the appearance of the golden statue is considerable.
“I can get some rest now.”
It was time for a lot of customers to arrive.
Time for both part-time workers and me to spend leisurely.
I feel drowsy.
I sat down at the counter, drooping.
“Uh? Manager, why did you come so early?”
At that time, Sylvia came out of the warehouse.
It seemed like they were organizing the warehouse.
There was a little bit of dust on the back of her nose.
“Something came up, so I came early. “I saw some stores while I was here.”
“Eight! Don’t come! Why did you come? “Do you know how nervous the part-time workers get when the store manager makes a surprise visit like this?”
“What?”
He said he doesn’t get nervous even when the manager is next to him.
“On a free day like today, let’s go outside and get some rest. Take a look around Empire Street. If you don’t go out like this, the store manager will be a lousy person.”
“Wow, how busy have you been so far?”
“Oh, I don’t know, I don’t know. Let’s get out quickly. Come on, come on.”
“Hey, hey, Sylvia. “Don’t push.”
Sylvia, who had been pushing me, called Elena this time.
“You get off work already. “It’s almost time to leave work.”
“Yes? Me too?”
“Okay. Since there are no customers right now, get off work quickly. “Don’t worry too much because I’m on shift with Dmitry today.”
“B-but I still have some time left…”
Elena saw.
Sylvia winking at her.
‘Ah.’
Sylvia is trying to help me.
Stay with the store manager.
‘Thank you. Sister.’
Elena, receiving a signal from Sylvia, acted awkwardly.
“Oh, Aiko. Now that I think about it, it would be okay to leave work early. Manager, let’s get out quickly. “The weather was nice today, right?”
Elena, who spoke as if reading her Korean language book, pushed her dojin, pretending to be pushed by Sylvia.
“Hey, you guys. If this is the case, do you get deducted from your salary for playing around?”
“Oh, it doesn’t matter! “I don’t care anymore.”
What? This is not it.
“Aaaaah. Manager, if you touch that area…”
Where did I touch it?
Anyway, I was pushed out of the convenience store by two employees.
“Anyway, don’t go to work today! “I can see everything!”
Jinglang.
Sylvia coldly kicked me out and closed the door.
Why do you want to do this work alone?
If you say you will help but don’t like it…
This might be a little hurt.
“Hey, store manager over there.”
“Huh?”
Elena, who had also been kicked out, hesitated and asked me.
“Hey, if you’re not going to get off work right away, would you mind walking down the street over there? There was a nice park.”
“… Well, then.”
Besides going home right away, Sylvia probably wants me to rest.
In times like this, you need to rest thoroughly to be able to work properly.
“Shall we go?”
“Yes, manager.”
Elena smiled particularly brightly.
I heard you have a pretty smile.
“This is it…”
Silvia, looking at the backs of Dojin and Elena moving away, pressed her heart that was pounding violently.
“Because I decided to help Elena…”
As her older sister, I had to set an example for her.
If she could connect with her store manager, that would also be happiness.
Her heart ached as she watched the two people lovingly walking away, but it would be okay.
I don’t like the store manager anyway.
Throbbing.
“Ugh.”
It seems like it will take a little more time for her throbbing heart to return to normal.
***
“There are a lot of people in the park.”
Elena, excited to go out for the first time in a long time, looked around.
“Manager, there are so many flowers blooming over there.”
“Yes.”
If I had known you would like it this much, I would have come with you.
“Store manager, please stand here.”
Elena grabbed my wrist and dragged me.
Only after I stood in front of the flower did she take her hand off my wrist.
“Wow, I don’t know who is the flower and who is the store manager.”
I smiled involuntarily at Elena’s loud words.
“I know. “I don’t know who is Flower and Elena.”
“Ah.”
She just took her words lightly, but Elena’s face turned bright red.
“Chi, it’s embarrassing if you praise too much.”
“Are you not ashamed of the compliment you gave me?”
“Well, that and these are different.”
I don’t know what’s different, but she didn’t add anything because her face felt like it was going to explode.
It was a shame that there were no cameras in this world.
If I had, I would have taken a picture of Elena looking so embarrassed right now.
You must be very embarrassed after seeing the video.
I left a shy Elena behind and picked a flower from the flower garden.
She was a bright and simple white chrysanthemum just like her.
“Elena.”
“Yes?”
“It’s a gift. “I chose the flower that best suits you.”
“Ah…”
I put a freshly cut chrysanthemum in her hair.
A white chrysanthemum flower bloomed on her brown hair. But nothing could beat Elena’s beauty with just one flower.
“It’s pretty.”
“Yes?”
“I mean flowers.”
Actually, Elena was prettier than the flower, but I wanted to tease her, so I said one more thing.
Elena pursed her lips at my joke.
“Am I not pretty?”
“Huh?”
“Aren’t I pretty? Store manager.”
Elena crossed her arms around me.
My arm slipped between her soft cleavage.
Soft… Wait, this is not the time.
“Huh?”
“Please answer me. “Am I pretty?”
Elena’s brown eyes were sparkling as she looked up at me.
