As the front line against the Honkai, the Valkyries of St. Freya High School naturally use various weapons powered by Honkai energy... But weapons powered by Honkai energy are generally... rather expensive. The stronger the Honkai weapon, the more expensive it is.
Fortunately, St. Freya High School provides each enrolling student with a Honkai weapon, tailored to the student's proficiency... Although these prototype pulse weapons are not strong, the good news is that they can be upgraded to become more powerful...
Of course... some students from wealthier families have the means to purchase stronger weapons instead of using the one-star prototype weapons gifted by the academy.
To meet the needs of this small portion of students... a weapon shop appeared in the academy, along with a girl who, by some unknown means, became its owner...
"Student Kiana... is there anything you'd like?" Lingyi-niang, the owner of the St. Freya High School weapon shop, asked with a commercial smile as Kiana stepped into her store.
As the sole direct descendant of the 'Kaslana family', one of the three great families of the 'Schicksal' organization, and the only niece of St. Freya High School's principal, Theresa Apocalypse... the girl named 'Kiana Kaslana' was, through and through, an undisputed super rich second-generation.
"I want a weapon that's better than this piece of junk..." Kiana said with a look of disdain, flicking the one-star 'Prototype Pulse Pistol' in her hand.
"Better than a one-star weapon?" Lingyi-niang asked, maintaining her perfect, commercial smile. She recognized the white-haired furball before her... without a doubt, a big fat sheep...
"Mhm... give me the most powerful weapon you have," Kiana said without a second thought. It was a new month, and her Great-Auntie had given her over forty thousand Schicksal Coins as pocket money... buying a weapon shouldn't be a problem.
"Are you sure?!..." Lingyi-niang glanced at Kiana's wallet, her tone slightly doubtful.
"Ahem... of course!" Kiana said, a little annoyed. How could she not afford a mere weapon?! If her Great-Auntie Theresa hadn't taken all the weapons she created with her Honkai energy and locked them in the 'Kaslana family' vault... she wouldn't have had to come here to buy one.
"Alright! Esteemed customer!" Lingyi-niang's eyes lit up. She turned and ran into the back room of the weapon shop and began rummaging through everything to find something... The clattering sounds of her search could be heard from time to time.
"Ahem... sorry to keep you waiting, student Kiana..." Lingyi emerged from the dim back room, covered in dust, holding an inconspicuous black box.
"Because it was so expensive... I always thought it would never sell, so I put it away somewhere deep..." Lingyi said brazenly, wiping her face. Of course, she wouldn't mention that she was actually using the box to prop up a table leg...
"This is a weapon commissioned by the academy..." Lingyi-niang said with a cautious expression as she unlocked the box, revealing a pair of pistols. She spoke excitedly, "This is the treasure of our shop—'Mjolnir'!"
"A weapon from the 'Divine Throne' series, developed by the organization using 'Soul Steel'. It stores a large amount of Honkai energy particles, which can manifest as powerful energy blocks when activated, striking down upon enemies like the God of Thunder's wrathful hammer!"
The black box held a pair of pistols that, while not as splendid as her original 'Asgard's Hammer', had crescent-moon-shaped bodies and a revolving mechanism that emitted a faint blue energy, immediately capturing her gaze.
Moreover, this 'Mjolnir' was a pair of dual pistols, which Kiana favored. It was more suitable for her half-baked Kaslana family 'Gun Kata' than her previous single 'Asgard's Hammer'.
"Great! I'll take it! How much?" Kiana said with a sudden burst of magnificence. She felt that she had found her destined weapon on this trip to the shop.
"Thank you for your patronage! If you choose to pay with Schicksal Coins, it will be 100,000,000. If you use academy points, it's only 1,000,000," Lingyi-niang said, her eyes gleaming.
"....." Kiana froze... After a long moment, she asked with a trembling voice, "Uh... can I buy it on credit?"
"I'm very sorry, but you cannot~" Lingyi-niang replied, still smiling.
"Gulp..." Kiana swallowed. If she hadn't misheard... one times one is one, two times two is two, March 8th is Women's Day, May 1st is Labor Day... that pair of pistols, 'Mjolnir', cost ten million?! Ahem... one hundred million?!
"Haha~ Well... this young lady forgot to bring enough money... so..." Kiana scratched her head, trying to find a way to back down gracefully.
"No problem!... Our shop supports online payments! As long as you have a deposit in the bank, we can receive it!..." Lingyi-niang said with a commercial smile, pointing to a global ATM not far away.
"......" Kiana fell silent.
"Is there any way you can't receive it?"
"Sorry, no~
"...Do you have any weapons I can buy for twenty thousand?" Kiana finally said in resignation. One hundred million Schicksal Coins... even if she sold herself, it wouldn't be enough! Was that gun made of diamonds?! Why was it so damn expensive...
"....." Under Kiana's reluctant gaze, Lingyi-niang decisively slammed the box shut with a 'snap!'. The corner of her mouth twitched, and after a moment, she managed to force her commercial smile and spit out a single word. "Yes!"
Lingyi-niang put down the box and casually pulled out a pair of pistols from under her counter, placing them on it.
"Two-star weapon—Colt Defender. A double-action revolver designed and produced by the Colt company. Made with a new alloy material, it is quite sturdy... It can use 44 rounds of standard academy-issue bullets, and when infused with Honkai energy, it can fire 'Stun Bullets'... For a limited time, it's on sale for twenty thousand."
"Can you give me another discount?" Kiana looked at her with a hopeful expression. After all, her monthly allowance was only forty thousand; she had to save where she could.
"I can!" Lingyi-niang nodded with a smile. "With a discount... it's only 19,999."
"Isn't that the same as no discount?!" Kiana slammed her hand on the counter and shouted. A reduction of only one coin was practically no discount at all!
"So... does the customer not want it?..." Lingyi-niang asked, slightly withdrawing her hand from the counter.
"I...." Kiana was at a loss for words. "I'll take it!" she said through gritted teeth. Kiana took the pistol from Lingyi-niang's hand. Although it was a two-star weapon, it was at least better than her current one-star 'Prototype Pulse Pistol'...
"Please come again....." Lingyi-niang said with a smile, watching Kiana's departing back. She casually tossed the '10,000 Schicksal Coins' price tag that had been on the 'Colt Defender' onto the floor.
"Ugh... is it not closing time yet?" Lingyi-niang slumped lazily on the counter. Seeing the empty shop, she started to feel bored again. "Why are all the recent customers a bunch of paupers..."
"This is so boring... maybe I'll go see what Theresa-chan is up to?"
And so... on this day, a certain white-haired nun had yet another eventful day...
(End of Chapter)