Li Chan was staring at the screen in shock after seeing everything.
New numbers were flashing on the system money, trust level, card balance… everything felt like a dream.
From behind, Dayna's voice came. She said, "Li Chan, let's go… we should leave now."
Hearing her voice, Li Chan snapped out of it. He hesitated a bit, then smiled and said, "Yeah... let's go."
While walking, a thought echoed in his mind:
"What's all this happening? System, money, trust… but if fate has given me a chance, I won't let it go to waste."
He kept secretly looking at Dayna, who was gazing at the new bag with full attention.
There was a strange calm on her face, as if she had won something.
With a slight smile, Li Chan said,
"Nice bag you chose. If you want anything else, just tell me… I've got quite a bit of money right now."
Dayna looked at him, a little surprised after hearing that.
She started thinking to herself, "Bought an 18k yen bag without hesitation? Does he still have money left?"
Li Chan caught her expression and casually asked,
"What happened to you? Why are you looking at me like that?"
With a slight smile, Dayna replied, "Nothing,"
but inside, she was thinking, "Let's see how much money you can burn."
Then she said in a casual tone,
"Yeah… I wanted a dress. But it costs 80k yen."
Li Chan responded without a second thought,
"80k yen? That's it? Let's see if that dress matches my status or not."
Dayna was startled for a moment.
She started thinking, "He's having fun! How do poor people become so bold when they get money in hand?"
Her curiosity grew even more.
"Let's see… trying to act like a hero? Time to set the scene myself."
She grabbed Li's hand and said,
"Come on. The mall is nearby. I'll show you."
While walking, she didn't let go of his hand.
With a smile, she said, "Stay with me."
Five minutes later, as they moved forward,
Li Chan nervously asked,
"Where are you taking me?"
Dayna stopped at a spot.
She pointed ahead with her finger and said,
"Right there… look."
Li Chan looked ahead, then turned back, eyes wide open in shock.
"That's… one of the top 5 malls in Kyoto… Lin Chan Shopping Mall!? Even socks are branded here!"
His face filled with tension.
He started thinking,
"Am I really going to shop here? Or is she just testing me?"
Just then, Dayna gripped his hand tighter,
pulled him and said,
"Hurry up! And don't ruin the mood today."
Li Chan took a deep breath, then with a confident smile, said in his mind:
"Alright... let's see if this fate robs me, or I rob it."
Dayna holds Li's hand and pulls him inside.
Li Chan, who had been just looking around in surprise till now, thinks to himself,
"Is this a shopping mall or a 5-star hotel? So big, so grand..."
Just then, Dayna smiles and says,
"Li Chan, come on! Let's go to the dress counter."
Hearing this, Li Chan looks at her, a bit confused, and says,
"Okay… let's go."
Inside the dress section, Li Chan stands near a bench with his back against it. His face clearly shows a bit of embarrassment. He thinks to himself,
"I'm currently in one of Kyoto's biggest shopping malls… and what am I wearing? Shorts and a vest… what an awkward situation!"
A girl passes by him black hair, red dress, with stylish friends. Her eyes fall on Li Chan and she can't stop herself from laughing.
Just then, a sweet voice comes from behind:
"Hey Li Chan, how do I look?"
Li Chan turns around, and for a moment, it's like he forgets to breathe. Dayna was standing in front of him in a beautiful black dress. Seeing her beauty, Li's heart skips a beat.
"She… she really looks like a fairy…" comes to his mind.
Dayna, with a slight smile, asks,
"How do I look in this dress?"
Coming back to his senses, Li Chan says,
"Very… very pretty."
Dayna was wearing a body-fit black dress, whose simplicity carried elegance. Just then, another girl's voice is heard from behind about 24 years old, blonde hair, black eyes, and in a red dress. She says,
"Wow! That dress is amazing!"
Then she calls a man around 45, black shirt, jeans, slightly overweight, and a cigarette in his mouth.
The man comes to her and says,
"Babe, what happened?"
Hearing this, the girl says to him,
"Sudo, I want that dress."
Sudo looks ahead his eyes directly fall on Dayna. His eyes widen. He thinks to himself,
"Is she… is she even human or a fairy?"
But just then, his girlfriend elbows him and says,
"Hey! I want the dress… what are you looking at?"
Sudo snaps out of it,
"Yeah… yeah…"
He goes to the shopkeeper and says,
"I want that black dress."
The shopkeeper nervously scratches his head, wipes his sweat and says,
"Sorry Sudo sir… but those people are trying that dress."
Sudo, irritated, looks towards Li Chan and Dayna. Then he thinks to himself,
"This guy looks like he's from a poor neighborhood. Entered the mall wearing shorts and a vest… what can he do?"
Then he walks up to Li Chan and says,
"Brother, I'll give you 5k yen. Get your girlfriend some other dress."
Li Chan replies in a calm but confident voice,
"No brother. My girlfriend liked this one."
Then Sudo, with a sarcastic smile, takes out his wallet,
"I'll give 100k yen for it."
Li Chan stays completely calm. Then he pulls out his black card from his pocket and swipes it on the machine,
"Here, I've paid 100k yen. Now this dress belongs to my girlfriend."
Dayna, in shock, thinks to herself,
"He… he just paid 100k yen? But how?"
Sudo grits his teeth in anger and says,
"Damn it!"
Just then, his girlfriend grabs his hand and says,
"Darling, leave it. Anyway, we came to buy a watch today limited edition."
Sudo then laughs and says,
"Yeah… these two poor people wouldn't have that much money. This guy is probably spending all his savings on his girlfriend."
Dayna's face turns red with anger and she says to Li Chan,
"Li Chan, let's go from here."
But just then, Li Chan holds her hand, places the black card in his hand and says,
"Babe, let's go. Today I'll gift you a watch."
Dayna, surprised, thinks to herself,
"Is he… is he really serious? Does he have money or is this just an act?"
Then Sudo bursts into laughter again,
"Have you seen your condition? I'm a gold shop owner. You look like some college student!"
Li Chan stays calm. Says,
"Let's see then."
Both of them enter the watch shop. Li Chan says,
"Brother, you choose first."
Sudo says to his girlfriend,
"As you say. What do you want?"
Hearing this, in excitement, she points at a Rolex watch,
"Babe, I want that one."
Hearing this,
Sudo yells at the shop assistant,
"What's the price of this watch?"
An elegant female assistant comes over,
"Sir, this is Rolex's 8th Century limited edition. It costs 1.2 million yen."
Sudo, laughing, swipes his card.
From the machine comes the sound: 1.2 million yen transaction successful.
Then he says to Li Chan,
"Look, I've paid."
His girlfriend happily holds his hand and says,
"Really, you're the best!"
On the other side,
Dayna, a little hesitant, says to Li Chan,
"Should we really be doing this…?"
Li Chan, full of confidence, says to the assistant,
"Show me the most expensive watch in your shop."
But inside, the reality was different Li Chan was thinking to himself,
"I've just spent all my money. Now I've only got 2k yen left… I just want Dayna's trust to increase by at least 5% seeing my overconfidence."
Dayna too feels confused,
"Does he have money? Or is this just a show? I hope we don't get embarrassed…"
Just then the assistant opens a velvet box.
"Sir, this is Rolex's 3rd Century limited edition watch. It's priced at 5.3 million yen. Would you like it?"
Sudo starts laughing loudly from the side,
"This poor guy will buy this watch?"
Li Chan remains calm. He takes his black card to the machine,
"Whatever happens, we'll see."
Then he starts praying in his mind, God, please increase Dayna's trust by 5%.
And just then,
Li swipes the card.