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Ding!
[Due to the host's effective management, the convenience store has been upgraded from Level 4 to Level 5.]
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The pleasant mechanical voice once again echoed in his mind.
Level up?
Although business at CLOVER Convenience Store was booming, he remembered that the experience bar on the system panel still had some way to go before the next upgrade.
How did this happen…?
After checking carefully, Akira finally figured out the reason for the level-up.
The five boxes of bullets on Shelf #1 in the hillside villa had been successfully picked up by Yamamoto Ichiro.
Which meant…
As long as he delivered the bullets, even if he didn't make a profit, he could still gain experience points from the transaction.
That said, it wasn't exactly a free giveaway.
Yamamoto Ichiro had helped him take care of something he couldn't personally handle.
Strictly speaking, it was still a trade!
It's just that this time, the payment he received couldn't be measured in money.
[Open product list]
Out of habit, he scrolled straight to the bottom of the list.
And there they were—two new items.
[Max-Level Shooting Skills (Price: 100 yen)]
[TNT Time Bomb (Price: 1,000 yen)]
Seeing these two items at the bottom of the list, he immediately understood.
[Max-Level Shooting Skills] was a one-time reward from the system, while the [TNT Time Bomb] was an item he could put on the store shelves.
[Purchase Max-Level Shooting Skills]
With a simple thought…
The [Max-Level Shooting Skills] listing, which had been glowing gold, turned dull gray, with a "Sold Out" stamp appearing on top.
[Learn!]
In an instant…
His mind was flooded with extensive knowledge of firearms and weaponry.
This was a damn good skill!
As a qualified arms dealer, if he didn't even know how to use a gun, that would be beyond embarrassing.
If future clients found out, they'd think he was just some low-level black-market hustler from some back alley.
At that moment…
His attention returned to the convenience store's system panel.
The Level 5 store had significantly altered the experience bar beneath the system's avatar.
[1,000,000 / 10,000,000]
Although the product list clearly stated that selling one [TNT Time Bomb] would grant 100,000 experience points, he quickly realized that reaching Level 6 wouldn't be so simple.
Who the hell buys bombs every day?!
That afternoon.
Yamamoto Ichiro, wearing a gray baseball cap, walked into CLOVER Convenience Store.
Just like before…
He chose a time when there were no other customers in the store.
After circling the store, he grabbed two bags of American-style crispy fries and a strawberry sandwich from Shelf #1.
Akira was now almost convinced this guy had started dabbling in the arms trade himself.
"I left your stuff on the villa's shelf."
Yamamoto Ichiro was referring to Yamato Keiko's latest novel, Blue Ocean.
Not that it mattered anymore.
The moment Yamato Keiko died, that book became completely meaningless.
"Yeah… I know."
Hearing this…
A flicker of doubt crossed Yamamoto Ichiro's mind.
He knows?
Every time he came here, Akira was always at the convenience store. When exactly did he pick up the money from the hillside?
But he didn't press further…
This was Akira's own way of surviving.
Asking too many questions would be crossing the line.
"Got any new stock in recently?"
Akira smirked.
As expected!
This guy had spotted the compressed biscuits on Shelf #1.
Without a doubt…
Those neatly stacked square biscuits were actually the [TNT Time Bombs] from the product list.
"Interested?"
Akira asked with amusement.
This was the good stuff!
High explosive power!
Just one could blow open an underground bank vault without breaking a sweat.
More importantly…
The experience points he gained from selling [TNT Time Bombs] far exceeded those from regular firearms.
"How much for one?"
Yamamoto Ichiro asked in a low voice.
Never mind whether he had the teeth strong enough to actually bite into one—his eyes alone revealed his intense interest in the TNT bomb.
"Three million yen."
At first, it might sound like he was asking for an outrageous price.
But not really!
He had carefully analyzed it…
TNT time bombs weren't something you could buy as easily as regular firearms.
These things were tightly controlled!
Even in countries where gun ownership was legal, getting your hands on high-powered explosives was no simple task.
More importantly…
When he checked the product listing for the [TNT Time Bomb] earlier that morning…
The craftsmanship was top-notch!
Its power far surpassed the crude, homemade explosives found on the black market.
"Just ring me up."
Yamamoto Ichiro didn't continue the conversation about the TNT bomb.
He tapped the counter lightly…
To an ordinary person, the items on the counter were just crispy fries and a strawberry sandwich, but in his eyes, they represented something much more significant—raw firepower.
"Seven hundred total."
And just like that…
Another satisfying deal was sealed.