The female shopkeeper was so shocked that her brain stopped thinking for a second.
It was freezing!
In her entire life as a ghost, she had never met a customer who demanded a refund.
The shopkeeper was confused, but sensing that the rule in the store didn't react, the shopkeeper had no choice but to speak,
"That..."
"Don't tell me it's impossible? There's no warning in the store about rejecting a refund."
Leinster snorted from his nose, even clicking his tongue like a rogue.
The female shopkeeper had the same headache as the male shopkeeper in the luxury watch store.
What this human customer said...was not wrong!
Because they had never thought that someone would one day demand a refund from their kind of store...
The female shopkeeper was speechless but Leinster kept pushing her.
"You know that this is fake, right? It's your fault for presenting me with a fake. I'm already kind enough just to ask for a refund, not compensation!"
A compensation for his fragile heart, of course, sniff sniff.
The female shopkeeper felt under pressure and her stiff smile faltered.
"A-alright, customer..."
What could they do?
Although they didn't know why the jewel became a fake, the fact was there, so they could only comply with the rules.
"We...will..return...your obsidian...to you..."
It was the real obsidian, the one sold by the store and the poor little thing that Leinster stole.
Leinster calmly accepted the stuff and then, he pointed at the fake one on the glass counter.
"Since that one is a fake, you don't need it, right? I'll keep it for you, how is it?"
Shopkeeper: ...nye?
The female shopkeeper staggered, almost kneeling on the spot but she didn't find anything wrong with what Leinster said.
"Al..right..."
The female shopkeeper gave the fake one back to Leinster but then, Leinster wasn't done.
He looked at the real obsidian in his hand and sighed, putting a benevolent face.
"I feel bad for you guys. How about I sell the obsidian that I have? Just 800.000 Life Votes is enough, oh and give us free oils— ten cans!"
The female shopkeeper was once again hit by Leinster's loud abacus and she froze on the spot.
Uh...since when did customers sell things to their stores?
But, but..they indeed accept goods that customers sold to them.
They couldn't refuse!
The female shopkeeper slowly took the obsidian in Leinster's hand and after she examined the jewel, she took a deep breath.
How come this is so similar to the one in their store?
Could it be...
A suspicion was slowly formed in her mind, but with no evidence, she couldn't say anything.
If there was even one witness who suddenly spoke up...
Unfortunately, Leinster sensed the female shopkeeper's changing thoughts and immediately urged her.
"800.000 Life votes is a bargain! Are you sure you want to miss this deal?"
Leinster's imaginary devil horns and tail popped up. His snake tongue slithered gently, whispering seducing words.
"You can sell this to that other customer for 1 million and keep the price difference for yourself."
The female shopkeeper's heart shook and greed quickly clouded her eyes.
In an instant, she nodded and hurriedly pocketed the obsidian.
"O...kay...800.000...Life...Votes..."
Leinster didn't know what the shopkeeper did but a mix of cold and warm air suddenly entered his body and the system rang in time.
DING! [You have received 800.000 life votes!]
[Too many life votes detected!]
[How many votes do you want to convert to lifespan in this ruin?]
Leinster decisively shouted,
[1 hour!]
The countdown that was entering the dangerous 1 minute immediately jumped up.
[00:60:00]
Leinster's 800,000 life votes were reduced by 60 votes, but he didn't mind.
After getting the life votes, he immediately stored the fake human eye jewel and demanded for the free ten cans of oils.
"Sure..."
The female shopkeeper was more than happy to give the free oils.
She even handed them out politely and spoke with a hopeful tone of voice,
"Please...come back again...next time!"
The long-neck shopkeepers around also spoke in unison,
"Come...back...next time!"
The respectful attitude of the shopkeepers stung a certain someone's eyes.
[Leinster Slayer:
Am I blind or something? What did this bastard do again?]
[Detective Conman:
He completed your challenge, swapped the real jewel with the fake one, asked for a refund, got back the fake jewel and sold the real one for 800.000 life votes— plus 10 cans of oils.]
[Leinster Slayer]'s vision darkened and he coughed up blood on the spot, dyeing his phone's screen red.
The audiences in the comment section waited and waited, but [Leinster Slayer] didn't appear, so they collectively fell silent, all clutching their chests tightly while breathing heavily.
Some even pounded the chests and almost ate their phones on the spot!
Damn, that criminal bastard!!
Ahhhh!! He got so many life votes!! He won't have to worry about the countdown!
How is this fair, huh? How is this fair?!
Someone, anyone, teach him a lesson!
Maybe the audience's resentment was too strong or what, but then, a high-pitched voice suddenly tore through the air.
"Wait...you...thief!!"
Ba-thump.
Leinster and Otomen Lover's hearts simultaneously skipped a beat.
The word "thief" just invoked their deepest trauma and both of them instantly broke into a cold sweat.
Damn it! Which blind bastard opened their mouth and spouted nonsense??
The two people turned their heads in unison and saw....the familiar red-nail female customer with her rotten heels.
Clack. Clack.
The female customer walked stiffly towards them, her eyes gleaming with a red hue.
"You...thief!"
The sharp red nail pointed at Leinster, sending him a shiver down his spine.
Ahhh! This ghost!!
He knew that she would cause trouble, but why now??
The word "thief" triggered something in the female shopkeeper's mind and her eyes instantly became sharp.
Creak...
Her head turned around 360° a few times with her body still facing Leinster before she slowly walked towards Leinster.
Tap. Tap. Tap.
An invisible pressure quietly descended, landing on Leinster's entire body.
"This...customer..."
No, no, no, please!
"We...have...to...check...your body."
Damn!!