The First Store System

Chapter 190: Decision

After finding out his suspicions of Aakesh murdering his son were right, Punta hurriedly left the store since he didnʼt know what to do.

His granddaughter Brinda also followed him, but when he reached some distance from the store, his feet came to a sudden halt.

”Do I want him as my enemy?” He suddenly asked himself.

A few seconds later, Brinda caught up to him and asked whether he was alright or not.

While looking at his granddaughterʼs face, the consequences of offending someone like Aakesh emerged in his mind.

He couldnʼt help but shudder, thinking what a man like Aakesh would do. Since he knew Aakesh had killed Pinto, the mystery around the sudden disappearance of the Schiller family also got solved.

If Aakesh could kill millions of people just because of a fight, the royal family only had tens of people. The problem wouldnʼt stop only with his descendants. It may also reach his father and the Chivelle Kingdom, so he needed to think before acting.

If Aakesh knew that Punta had turned him into some evil villain, Aakesh wouldnʼt even know whether to laugh or cry. He may not care about it, but the system would care for sure.

If people started thinking of the store owner as some evil being, people would stop coming to his store.

Brinda looked at her grandfather with a concerned look on her face. He had only acknowledged her two nights before, and she didnʼt want something to happen that may ruin her family and the Kingdom sheʼs going to take over in a few days.

”Brinda, go and invite the store owner for your coronation,” He ordered Brinda after thinking for some time.

”Are you sure, grandfather? He killed royal father,” Brinda confusedly asked.

”Yes, do what I tell you,” A stern look appeared on Brindaʼs face as he ordered her. The next moment, the look on his face turned gentle as he added, ”When you talk to store owner, you should talk in a respectful tone, and donʼt tell anyone about him killing your father. I have something to do, so leave on your own.”

A bad feeling rose in Brindaʼs heart when she heard her grandfatherʼs gentle voice. But before she could say anything, Punta disappeared.

She decided to follow what her grandfather had ordered her and turned back to return to the store.

This meeting was the last time anyone saw Punta. From this moment on, Punta was never seen, no matter how hard his father tried to find him.

But his granddaughter faithfully followed the last order he gave her. No one except him and her knew about the circumstances around Pintoʼs death, and she also never let that fact come in between, and the relation between the store and the Bisan Kingdom only got better in her reign. But thatʼs a story for later and the future generation.

Unaware of what her future was going to be, Brinda rushed back to the store.

When she entered the store, she noticed Aakesh relaxing on his chair, but her footsteps had alerted him, so he looked at her.

”Store owner, my grandfather, had invited you for my coronation ceremony three days later,” She told Aakesh with a slight tremble in her voice since she had an ominous premonition.

”Oh, so youʼre going to be the next king of this Kingdom,” Aakesh casually responded.

Hearing the casual tone of Aakesh, Brinda couldnʼt help but feel anger rising inside her heart, but she controlled herself as her grandfather had ordered her to stay respectful, and she also was no match for him in a battle.

”Yes,” She responded as a forced smile appeared on her face.

”I donʼt think I would have time to come, but still, I would try,” Aakesh expressionlessly responded.

Brinda nodded and thanked Aakesh. Then she turned around to leave when Aakesh stopped her.

”Come here tomorrow. I would give you your coronation gift,” Aakesh added and then told her to leave.

Brinda bowed again and left the store.

Since Aakesh couldnʼt go to the coronation ceremony due to it being held in the daytime and he needed to see his store, he decided to give her her present before the event. He decided to make her a king badge that may even become the symbol of their Kingdom one day.

A few minutes after Brinda left, the two customers that had been testing their weapons inside the weapon room selected their weapons and paid for them. They had an interest in Panagea, and there were still fourteen empty virtual portals left, so they entered the Panagea instead of leaving.

A few more minutes had passed when the group of unfamiliar customers entered the store. They were one of the groups belonging to the Chivelle Kingdom and had participated in the event for the territory, but they failed to win anything.

They spent the night here since traveling here again would cost a large number of Primal stones.

”Good Morning, store owner,” The group greeted Aakesh right after entering the store.

Aakesh, as usual, only nodded in response to their greetings.

The group had an unusual interest in Panagea, so they didnʼt ask for the products of the store and directly asked for entry into Panagea.

The group consisted of nine members. Since there were still twelve virtual portals left empty, they didnʼt have to wait. They directly paid for their six-hour services and entered the portal room.

Time flew by, and another hour passed. During this hour, all the fifty virtual portals had already gotten taken, and more than thirty people were waiting for their entry in the weapons room.

Since there was still a lot of time left before their turn arrived, they were testing their power inside the weapon room on the slab placed in the center of the circle of pillars.

”See my power!” A female commented as she shot her strongest arrow in the center of the slab.

The next moment,  the slab lightened up, and a straight vertical bar appeared on it.

One end denoted late Tao Seed, and the other end, peak Tao Seed. The blue liquid moved from the bottom and in no time reached the middle point, but its speed slowed down as it tried to move up, and it finally stopped at 78%.

The female couldnʼt help but smirk, seeing the power of her strongest strike, almost achieving a level above her cultivation.