Convenience Store Manager: Ran entered at the Start

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"Phew~~"

"Phew~~~"

"~~~"

Mao Lilan was numb.

The whole body search lasted a full hour.

The first half-hour of tightening the restraints had caused her rock-solid mental defense to crumble.

And then, Akira's words, "I'm coming in," completely broke her down.

And then...

She was flipped over!

Afterward, Akira even made her eat everything.

"Mao Lilan."

"You're a good girl."

"I now completely believe you had no intention of skipping the bill."

While saying this...

Akira, right in front of Mao Lilan, deleted the video that had key evidence.

"..."

Mao Lilan's gaze was hazy, but she clearly saw what Akira had done.

She seemed to understand why Akira had made her consume everything.

Now, looking around...

It seemed like nothing had happened in the convenience store during that hour.

But...

Who knows what she had just gone through?

She had even caught a glimpse of Akira's speed, which was so fast it left afterimages. Even

now, she felt like her body was still vibrating.

Mao Lilan didn't speak!

She didn't even have the courage to glance at him again, almost fleeing the CLOVER convenience

store.

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The next morning, early.

"Total is 1,853 yen."

"Please come again!"

CLOVER Convenience Store was located in a prime area of Mihua Town. It had only been open for

about half an hour, and already the tenth customer had walked in.

[Ding——!]

[Thanks to the host's proper management, the convenience store level has increased from

LV1 to LV2.]

The store leveled up?

Indeed!

The level on the top left corner of the operation panel had changed from 1 to 2, and the experience

bar was now at [10/1000].

The store's upgrade system wasn't based on the number of customers but the number of items

sold per customer.

In other words...

All he had to do was sell another 1,000 items to successfully upgrade the store.

[Open Product List!]

Akira guessed that the store's changes weren't as simple as just upgrading from level 1 to

level 2.

As expected!

In addition to the usual small products like drinks and snacks, the product list now included

[Climbing Backpack] and [Golden Mechanical Watch].

And at the bottom of the list, there was a special item glowing with golden light:

[Advanced Fighting Technique (Price: 1 yen)]!

[Buy!]

Akira pressed the button without hesitation.

He knew this flashy item was a system reward for the store's upgrade.

Sure enough!

As soon as he clicked the buy button, the item turned into a gray, non-animated icon, marked as

sold out.

[Learn!]

Without thinking,Akira instinctively pressed the button. A flood of fighting techniques rushed

into his mind. He could even clearly feel his limbs and body being drastically transformed.

In less than a minute, he clearly realized that he had gained the abilities of a martial arts expert.

"This is good stuff!"

Yeah...

Akira knew that Mihua Town was a dangerous place.

Murders, arson, robbery, explosions... crimes happened here every day.

As the owner of CLOVER Convenience Store, he needed to have some skills if he wanted to keep a

stable foothold in this town.

"Ding dong——"

"Welcome!"

The convenience store sensor's sound pulled Akira's attention to the door.

He couldn't help but brighten up!

Two 18-year-old, pure high school girls in Teitan High School uniforms walked in.

One had purple eyes and golden hair, named Fuyutsuki Shiori, while the other had red eyes and

blue-violet hair, named Nakatsu Yui.

"You...hello."

"We were introduced to apply for the night shift at CLOVER Convenience Store…"

Fuyutsuki Shiori's voice grew more uncertain.

There was no other reason for it!

Because she saw that her name and her cousin Nakatsu Yui's name were clearly written on the

employee list hanging behind the cash register.

"Great."

"Starting today, you two are the evening shift employees of CLOVER Convenience Store."

"Make sure you report to the store before 6 PM."

"Understood?"

Fuyutsuki Shiori and Nakatsu Yui exchanged looks, then bowed sincerely, saying, "Please take care

of us, senpai."

The two girls walked out of CLOVER Convenience Store...

With confused expressions!

"Are we... really employees of CLOVER Convenience Store now?"

"Yeah... looks like it."

Fuyutsuki Shiori and Nakatsu Yui both showed expressions of disbelief.

They never expected the job interview, which had made them so nervous earlier, would be this

simple. There wasn't even a single tough question or difficulty.

"Don't overthink it…"

"Someone must have already told the store manager in advance, or else why would our names be

on the wall like that?"

"We just need to work hard from now on."

"Hmm... that makes sense."

"Did you notice that the manager is really good-looking?"

"Shiori-chan, don't tell me you've fallen for him?"

"I told you not to call me Shiori-chan."

"Shiori-chan, Shiori-chan, I see you're into the handsome manager now."

"..."

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