The moment those words were spoken.
The entire place fell silent.
It's... it's on the house?!!
It wasn't just Han Sumei and Yamada Aiko who were staring wide-eyed.
Even Yun Zhenyue looked on with a hint of surprise.
'I can't believe the service at this shop is so good!'
'And it's not like I was that scared, either!'
At this sight.
The global audience in the livestream chat exploded!
Was this really the same Shadowy Shop that was known for devouring people whole?
People who didn't know any better might have thought it was a charity.
The Ghost Manager was personally apologizing.
And he had offered to waive the Ghost Coin fee for this order!
A whole bag of groceries, completely free?
Even in the real world, you'd rarely find a shop with this kind of service!
The audience from Dragon Country looked on, bewildered.
One had to understand.
The power levels of ghosts, from weakest to strongest, were as follows.
Residual Soul, Ghost, Resentful Soul, Fierce Ghost, Crimson-robed Ghost, Evil Star, Great Evil, Ghost Emperor...
Each of these was further divided into low, middle, high, and top tiers.
However, all the viewers only knew the most powerful type of ghost to be a Great Evil.
Only Gu Yuan had ever reached the level of Ghost Emperor.
The Ghost Manager's strength was recorded in global databases.
He was rumored to be a low-tier Crimson-robed Ghost, arrogant and with an utter disdain for humans.
He had once single-handedly slaughtered all the ghosts in a rival shop.
Originally, when they saw the Ghost Manager approach, they thought the membership card had been discovered as a fake and he was going to kill Yun Zhenyue.
But now?
It was the complete opposite of what everyone had imagined!
[Huh? Why? I don't get it.]
[Does Yun Zhenyue have some kind of secret?]
[Holy shit, the Ghost Manager is apologizing personally. Am I dreaming?]
[This Ghost Manager is a Crimson-robed Ghost, and he's never given a human a second glance.]
[Could it be because of that membership card?]
[Hmm... now that you mention it, that's a real possibility.]
...
Unlike the excited audience from Dragon Country.
The audience from the Great Cold Country was so angry they could have coughed up blood!
Just now, Han Sumei had pleaded and begged, but they wouldn't even give her a small discount!
But now he was fawning all over this other person and offering to waive the entire bill?
Isn't this preferential treatment a little too blatant?!
Who does she think she is? Why should she get her stuff for free?
[Bastard, there's definitely something wrong with this manager!]
[Why didn't he make it free for Sumei? It cost us tens of billions!]
[Has the Ghost Manager gone crazy? Why isn't he killing her?]
[Why does something this good never happen to our Great Cold Country?]
[Scared? Wasn't Sumei scared enough?!]
...
At this moment, Han Sumei felt an icy chill run through her, as if she'd been plunged into a freezing cellar.
She never would have dreamed that Yun Zhenyue could obtain the very same groceries—which she had struggled so desperately to buy—without spending a single Ghost Coin.
She felt incredibly wronged.
'If anyone deserves compensation for being scared, it should be me!'
'The ghost cashier just scared the piss out of me!'
'If that's the case, shouldn't my purchase be free, too?'
Han Sumei looked at Yun Zhenyue with jealousy.
'Why is she so lucky? To just happen to run into the Ghost Manager.'
'This idiot has nothing special about her. Even her ghost husband is a piece of trash.'
'The Ghost Manager must be in a good mood today. He's probably just trying to discipline his subordinate and making a show of it.'
...
"Hmm..."
Yun Zhenyue took the membership card respectfully handed to her by the Ghost Manager.
Under his shocked gaze, she casually tossed it into the bag full of groceries.
Yun Zhenyue hesitated for a moment, not accepting the Ghost Manager's fawning offer.
She didn't like owing people favors. Besides, the offer had come out of nowhere. If she accepted a handout for no reason, she'd probably be too embarrassed to ever come back.
"That's alright."
"You can just charge me the member price."
"I'll pay whatever it comes out to."
"I can work to pay for it."
The Ghost Manager was stunned to hear this.
He hadn't expected to be refused.
But then, he had a sudden realization.
A terrifying thought entered his mind.
'She's the wife of *that* Lord, after all. Did I really think I could indebt her to me over a few dozen measly Ghost Coins?'
'If *He* found out, He might think the Shadowy Shop is being deceitful and take offense.'
The moment he considered this possibility, cold sweat broke out on the Ghost Manager's back.
He looked at Yun Zhenyue gratefully.
He could only marvel at her sharp and considerate mind.
He also felt that he had been far too arrogant.
'Could the wife of *that* Lord be an ordinary person?'
The Ghost Manager's attitude grew even more reverent. He nodded and said, "Very well."
"As it happens, we're a bit short-staffed on a few jobs here at the Shadowy Shop."
"We'll do as you say."
After saying this.
He said to the bewildered Ghost Cashier beside him, "Well? Go arrange a job for her."
"And remember."
"It must be work equivalent in value to these groceries."
The Ghost Manager heavily stressed the word "equivalent."
The Ghost Cashier understood his meaning.
'Just find her some simple tasks to do.'
But he was also in a bit of a bind.
All the positions in the Shadowy Shop were already filled by ghosts.
Everything was usually kept in perfect order, so where was he supposed to find a job for her?
Just then.
The Ghost Cashier saw some empty spots on the shelves and had a flash of inspiration. "Why don't you... tidy up the shelves?"
"It just so happens we have some products in the storeroom that haven't been put out yet."
'Stock the shelves?'
Yun Zhenyue nodded.
She followed the Ghost Cashier to the shop's storeroom.
But before she could even make a move...
...the Ghost Cashier moved with lightning speed, finding all the products needed for the shelves and handing them to her.
"Huh?"
Yun Zhenyue blinked.
"You just need to put these items on the shelves."
"That will be your job," the Ghost Cashier explained.
Doing as the Ghost Cashier said.
Yun Zhenyue placed the dozen or so items she was holding onto their corresponding shelves.
It was simple and quick.
The entire job took less than three minutes.
Seeing that there were still some empty shelves, Yun Zhenyue thought about continuing to work.
But before she could return to the storeroom, the Ghost Manager hastily cut in, "That's enough, that's enough."
"Your work is complete."
"If you work any more, I'll have to pay you overtime."
'That simple?'
A look of bewilderment appeared in Yun Zhenyue's eyes.
This was a hundred times easier than her job in the real world.
'Just by lifting a finger, I've paid off my groceries?'
"So, can I go now?" Yun Zhenyue asked subconsciously.
"Of course. We look forward to your next visit," the Ghost Manager said respectfully.
Seeing this, Yun Zhenyue happily picked up her large bag.
She paid no mind to the dumbfounded Han Sumei and Yamada Aiko.
And promptly left the supermarket.
...
And when the audiences from other countries saw this scene...
...they could only think that this Ghost Manager had gone mad.
Or that they themselves had gone mad.
Since when was working for ghosts so easy?
You have to understand, ghosts particularly loved to exploit players.
Even the most brutal real-world work schedules would be considered an act of charity from a ghost boss in the Ghost World.
Outside of sleeping, players had to be on call at all other times.
And even then, they could only earn a meager amount of Ghost Coins.
But someone like Yun Zhenyue could get a huge pile of goods just by lifting a finger?
You couldn't even describe what the Ghost Manager did as charity anymore.
Building him a monument wouldn't be going too far.
[You can do that???]
[I just don't get it, why is the Ghost Manager so good to her!]
[You call that work?]
...
Unlike the shocked audiences of other nations.
The audiences from the Great Cold Country and the Sun Country were excited!
Seeing that the work at the shop was so simple, yet the pay was so high...
...they all started urging Han Sumei and Yamada Aiko to apply for a job!
[What a great opportunity! For the prosperity of the empire, Miss Aiko, hurry up and apply!]
[That's right! Earning more Ghost Coins will definitely raise your favorability with your marriage partner by a lot!]
[Sumei, hurry! Don't be a fool, don't let someone else beat you to it!]
[This one task earned her goods worth 55 Ghost Coins. If you worked for a whole day, wouldn't you earn hundreds or thousands of Ghost Coins?]