After thirty minutes of eating the waitress approached their table with the bill.
"Sir, your total bill comes to 5028Z. If you become a member, it will come down to 4780Z," she said politely.
Levi swiped his card without hesitation.
"Thank you," the waitress said with a bow.
[SYSTEM - FREYA AFFINITY: 83 → 91]
Freya thought to herself, My monthly budget is only three thousand Z, and he just spent that on a single dinner. The other guys who asked me out wanted to take me to the university's cafeteria.
[SYSTEM - REFUND MONEY: 15,084Z]
It was before, now look at it. The feeling of earning more than twelve thousand by just a meal is amazing, Levi thought with satisfaction.
Freya held Levi's hand and pulled him forward with a bright smile.
"Let's go. We still have to pick a gift."
But by some cruel twist of fate, Ayuri spotted them with her same old sugar daddy at the mall entrance.
"He's already roaming with another girl," Ayuri said watching them pass.
The sugar daddy man looked confused.
"What the hell is a student doing in such an expensive place?" he muttered.
The man suddenly approached Levi, his smirk immediately putting Levi on edge.
"Let's shop together," the man said with false friendliness.
Look at that smirk. Why do they keep bothering me?
"What a coincidence. I also came shopping for Nyx's birthday," Levi replied.
"You should go to the toy shop. That's your price range," the man said with a condescending chuckle.
This guy does not know she tried seducing not just me but another rich boy. Dumbass
Ayuri stepped forward in front of Freya.
"Don't be fooled by his appearance. He's a liar who lies about his wealth," Ayuri said desperately.
Levi came ahead of Freya immediately.
"Who are you to interrupt? And who did I fool? You?"
"We all know your family's situation. Don't try to act out," Ayuri said, her voice dripping with false concern.
These two disgust me. Both really are made for each other.
[SYSTEM - NEW TASK AVAILABLE] [TASK: IF OTHERS' NEGATIVE EMOTIONS RISE AND AFFINITY DECREASES, EVERY 5 POINTS YOU GET DOUBLE THE AMOUNT SPENT ON YOUR PARTNER, IT WILL KEEP DOUBLING FOR THE TIME LIMIT] [TIME LIMIT: 00:59 HOURS]
Levi scanned both of them quickly.
[MAN AFFINITY: -35] [AYURI AFFINITY: -30]
I was just going to leave and not humiliate them, but now that the system has issued a task, I will pummel you guys, Levi thought with a dark smile.
He looked at Freya and pulled her hand.
"Alright, let's go here," Levi said guiding her into a high-end designer boutique.
The two receptionists who heard them whispered to each other.
"This guy used to be a regular. You go and serve," the first receptionist said.
"Didn't you hear? He's just a poor bankrupt guy now. I'm not going," the second receptionist replied dismissively.
"I told you to go. Do as I say," the first one ordered.
The second receptionist reluctantly approached them, barely hiding her disdain.
Meanwhile, Ayuri picked out a costly purse and started showing it to her boyfriend.
"Here, how's it?"
Seeing Ayuri buying a costly purse, the first receptionist came running in excitement.
"Wait, ma'am! I will show you more."
The second receptionist watched with frustration.
She always snags up all the rich customers, the second one thought.
The first receptionist went directly to Ayuri.
"Miss has great taste. This suits you well. Would you be interested in buying one more of this style and matching earrings? They in total cost 100,000Z with a ten percent discount," she said enthusiastically.
Levi took Freya ahead to another section.
"Don't worry about the cost. Buy with all your heart," Levi said.
Freya picked out a few bags while the second receptionist watched with indifference.
"This one has good design, and this one here looks youthful," Freya said, selecting two items.
The second receptionist said dryly, "They cost forty thousand in total. That's quite expensive for your stature."
On the other side, Ayuri's sugar daddy was quite shocked to hear the price of one hundred thousand zenni for just a single bag. He'd expected at most twenty thousand for the whole thing.
Ayuri leaned close to him and whispered, "Pay up if you want superiority. Or do you want to lose here as a boyfriend?"
"I don't even have that much on this card," the man admitted.
Levi saw them struggling.
"I want those accessories they're buying too. Maybe a few gold ones too," Levi announced loudly pointing at various items around the store.
Hearing him, Ayuri turned back in shock, unable to believe he was actually buying things.
The second receptionist trembled slightly.
"Sir, it costs a total of 231,000Z," she said nervously.
Levi pulled out his card without hesitation.
"Here you go."
"Alright sir. I will bill it right away,"
As she walked to the desk, the second receptionist thought to herself, I thought he would just buy a cheap one and leave. But not only did he buy two branded ones, he also bought accessories worth 100,000Z. I scored big today.
Ayuri called out from behind them.
"Weren't you bankrupt? Where did you get all that money?"
The man added his own insult, "Did you get some student loan or something?"
Levi turned back, "Think what you want. But doesn't that bag only cost twenty thousand? Why don't you buy two or maybe three for the girlfriend you love so much?"
He walked ahead, continuing his psychological assault.
"That R8 of yours would cost around 800K to 900K. You wouldn't mind spending a few more here, would you?" Levi asked with a smirk.
Ayuri immediately pulled the man's hand desperately.
"Can't you buy that much for me?" she asked with her voice dripping with greed.
The man's face went pale. He'd bought his car on a loan, and he had no way of matching Levi's spending. He pulled out his phone and made an excuse.
"I have to take this call," the man said, walking away quickly.
"How could you?" Ayuri cried out running after him.
Levi watched their retreating figures with satisfaction as he checked their affinities.
[MAN AFFINITY: -35 → -45] [AYURI AFFINITY: -30 → -43]
Well, it's pointless to argue anymore. What's important is the points anyway.
He took one of the two bags he'd bought and gave it to Freya.
"Huh? Wasn't it for Rose and Nyx?" Freya asked in confusion.
"Nah, I only needed one for now. You take this."
"No, how could I?" Freya protested, but her eyes betrayed her desire for the gift.
"Take it. You had to hear those comments and all from those shitheads."
"Okay, if you insist," Freya finally agreed, accepting the expensive bag.
Levi took out one more bag from the shelf.
"Here, take this too."
"This is too much. I would look like a gold digger here after all this," Freya said overwhelmed.
Levi held her hands.
"Don't worry. This is just the beginning. Accept it or I will feel bad."
[SYSTEM - AFFINITY REWARD REGISTERED] [FREYA AFFINITY SURGE: 91 → 98]
She's my money maker now. I can't let her affinity drop.
"Let's go now, shall we?" Levi said taking her hand.
These things should be done in order or it will feel forced.
When he arrived home, he immediately saw a money lender talking to Jessica in the living room. His heart sank as he recognized the situation.
The money lender was someone Jessica had borrowed from months ago. Her acting career had stalled, and she'd been desperate for cash to support three kids without her husband around. The lender had been applying pressure for repayment.
"Levi, you go inside. I will talk to him," Jessica said noticing his arrival.
Levi nodded and went into his room, but he could still hear everything from inside.
Jessica's voice came from outside, "Brother, I understand your situation, but please give me a bit more time. Even this house has a home loan. I will soon receive the advance for my upcoming drama. With that, I can pay you a part."
The man—Jessica's brother Liam—replied, "A part isn't enough. I need the full amount to cover my expenses."
One of Jessica's sisters burst out angrily, "Liam, that's enough! When you didn't have money to open that failed cafe of yours, who lent you 300k? Did she pressure you for that? Now that you lent her 250k, you're here asking for money so urgently?"
Jessica tried to defend her brother, "Stop saying such things, sister. He must have his difficulties."
"Difficulties? I asked his wife and he doesn't actually have any need for money urgently," the sister shot back.
Liam's voice grew aggressive, "Paying off debts is natural in families. Imagine if I was some loan shark. What would you do?"
The sister's voice rose, "My god, you're going to act violently now? She treated you kindly till now."
Jessica said, "Sis, stop talking nonsense. I will just sell my jewelry. I can always buy more."
"Don't let this guy make you do that," the sister pleaded.
[SYSTEM - NEW TASK AVAILABLE] [TASK: A PERFECT LIFE SHOULDN'T BE BURDENED BY DEBTS. PAY OFF YOUR FAMILY DEBTS] [REWARD: THE AMOUNT PAID BY HOST WILL BE REFUNDED TWICE. THE FIRST TIME YOU PAY 200,000Z YOU GET 1M COUPON FOR CAR EXPENSES]
This came at the right time. Even if there wasn't a task, I planned to help her today. She's done so much for me.
When Jessica and her sister went into Jessica's room to take out her jewelry, Levi entered their room.
"I've got the money covered," Levi said.
"Don't go making jokes now," Jessica said thinking he was trying to be funny.
Her sister crossed her arms skeptically, "You've seen the situation right? This is not some coffee money we are asking for."
"I really do have the money, okay?"
He pulled out his phone and showed them his account balance.
They both gasped in shock.
"1.9M," Jessica whispered in disbelief.
"Where did you get this money? Surely you didn't sell that car."
"Along with the part-time job, I put some money in cryptocurrency and it suddenly boomed," Levi explained offering a believable excuse.
This should be a good excuse, right?
Jessica and her sister were quite hesitant to use his hard-earned money, but Levi forced them to accept his help.
"Take the money. Seriously." Levi said transferring the funds to Liam's account without waiting for further protest.