"Hey… stop right there? This isn''t a Ration store!"


    As Kt stepped into the Property dealer''s store, a young man draped in the clothing of an assistant halted him.


    Kt wasn''t offded; his currt attire looked worse than a beggar''s. His clothes had turned yellow from the ck substances secreted by his body.


    "Sorry… sorry. Please, ignore my outfit. I came here to buy a vi," Kt replied humbly, wiping his face with a handkerchief.


    "You are here to buy a vi?" the young man, Jake, asked with a surprised look. He th scrutinized Kt from head to toe.


    "Hey, Harry, Richard,e see this. A rich young master is here to buy a vi," Jack called all his staff, amused by Kt''s presce.


    "Brat, do you ev know how much a small house in the slum side costs? It''s  gold coin per square foot. As for the Vis, it''s two gold coins per square foot. Not just that, themercial areas are multiple times more expsive than the standard prices," Jack said in a lecturing tone followed by a mockingughter.


    "Hey, Jack… why don''t you show him some vi pictures? Maybe he will understand what it really costs," suggested a girl attdant in a soft tone.


    "Yes… I can really afford it," Kt tried to exin, feeling that it was also his fault to appear with this disheveled appearance. But Jack didn''t give any chance for Kt to speak.


    "Lia, look at this brat. Do you think he can really afford a Vi? I bet he can''t ev afford six feet ofnd for a grave. I can guarantee that he came here just to experice the pure Aura inside the store," Jack spoke, staring at Kt with disdain.


    He despised people who tried to pretd rich and woulde only to waste their time.


    Just as Kt was preparing to show them his gold piggy card, an old man dressed in neat iron clothes and holding a silver sword in his hand tered the store. The old man, unting costly ornamts, exuded the air of a wealthy family head.


    Jack immediately ignored Kt and wt to greet the old man, bowing and showing him the utmost respect.


    The assistant''s bodynguage took a drastic turn as he bowed down to the old man and apanied him from the trance with humble gestures.


    "Sir, are you looking to buy any property?" Jack asked, adjusting a chair for the old man.


    "Yes… yes… I would like to see vis. But before that, bring me some tea. My throat is a bit sore," the old man ordered as he sat down on the chair.


    For some odd reason, the old man had asked for Jack to stand beside him to exin the new vi models. A deviation from the usual practice where the attdants would stand opposite to the customer to exin the models by showing pictures. Jack alsoplied with the old man''s request and stood close to the old man.


    Meanwhile, Kt stood in the same ce, being ignored, growing increasingly frustrated since no one paid any atttion to him ev after a long time. Just as he decided to leave, a middle-ageddy in a nice thigh skirt tered.


    "Young man, what do you want?" the middle-ageddy who was also the manager of the store questioned Kt who stood there with no one asking him.


    "I want to—" but before he could finish, an annoying voice interrupted.


    "Manager Mia, please ask the security to throw out this brat. He''s here just to joy the pure aura of our store." Jack shouted with mockingughter. Just as he finished, Jack felt the old man''s hand on his upper back. He felt ted, mistaking that the old man was more concerned for him.


    After observing Kt''s appearance, Manager Mia agreed with Jack. As Jack was a top salesperson in the store, she asked Kt to leave the store.


    "What a shitty store. I was nning to buy a big vi. You''re not the only store in this town," Kt said angrily and turned a to leave.


    "What a pretder… stop putting on airs like a rich young master. A poor brat like you, can''t ev afford a hole in this town," Jack jeered, his mockingughter echoed by the staff. They all thought that Kt was just pretding.


    As Kt left the store, Jack turned his atttion back to the old man. "Sir, this is a ss vi on themercial street. Our store is offering a 5% discount on this." Jack continued to show various pictures, exining everything sincerely.


    Kt, meanwhile, walked into the property store across the road and directly mmed his gold piggy card onto their table.


    Back at the previous store, Jack was still trying to pester the old man to buy a vi, ev offering extra discounts to the old man. However, the old man just joyed the tea while he continued to rub Jack''s back.


    Suddly, the old man''s hand slipped onto Jack''s rear. The young man tried to move away, but the old man''s grip held him tightly against the old man''s body. Jack was afraid to offd the old man since he was a Stage One Master Magus.


    Just as Jack was thinking of a way to escape, a Raka Beast the size of arge treended in front of the property store across the street. All the employees and workers inside hurried to the trance to see the beast.


    "That''s the Fire Raka Beast used for VIP customers. Looks like ourpetitors hit the jackpot today," the manager, Mia, spoke in a surprised tone as she stood among the group.


    But before others could say anything, they saw Kt apanied by a beautifuldy climbing onto the beast.


    "What? Don''t tell me he is the VIP customer they summoned the Fire Raka Beast for?!..." a sales girl with heavy make-up cried out in surprise.


    "Seems like our rivals got scammed today," Jack, who finally got away from the old man''s hands,mted with mockingughter.


    But the manager had a differt view. The Fire Raka Beasts would only be summoned for the customer who makes the biggest purchase and only after a substantial deposit was made first for security.


    Just as they were wondering about the truth… the opposite store manager, who was also ady, hurriedly over to Jack''s group.


    "Hey, Jack… thanks for sding over a VIP customer. That young master made the biggest purchase in my store." The manager, ady named Rosie, replied happily and ced a small chocte which was worth one bronze coin in Jack''s hands.


    "By the way, this chocte is a gift from that young master," Rosie added with a burst of mockingughter and nced at the store manager Mia with a smug smile.


    "Miss Rosie, did you make a mistake? That fellow is a pauper," Jack questioned.


    "What? Nooo… That young master already paid 500 gold coins for the Hanging Pearl Vi in themercial street. He promised to pay full price after seeing the ce. By the way, I got a %mission from this sale," Rosie grinned as she left.


    !!!!!


    Manager Mia''s face turned red from anger upon hearing about the purchase. The Hanging Pearl Pce cost 3000 gold coins and a %mission meant that her oppont earned 300 gold coins just from it– which was worth a year''s sry for Mia.


    Jack''s face turned pale after seeing his manager''s furious face.


    Meanwhile, the old man who took advantage of Jack also slipped away from the store unnoticed.


    Remembering how Jack had ruined her fortune, Mia kicked Jack, sding him rolling down the stairs of the store.