Gensokyo's Dimensional Black Shop

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Note: Luck cannot be changed, but spending money can save you... Of course, that's assuming you spend enough money.

The item was so malicious that Bai Ye felt it the moment he saw it. However, the resale price was quite reasonable, with 1 gold point being worth 1 Origin Coin.

"I see. So that means one Gale requires a thousand of these denominations?" Harbor Princess nodded.

Just as Bai Ye was wondering if the price of the Gale was too high, he saw Harbor Princess pull out a large stack of premium currency from somewhere: "Although I haven't calculated it precisely, this should be enough. I didn't know what these things were for before, so I often just threw them away when I got them..."

Would you casually toss away millions of dollars?

I lost.

After collecting all the in-game currency coupons of varying denominations, Bai Ye deducted the money from the Gale fighter jet in Bei Fang's hands, then transferred the remaining Origin Coins to a card and handed it to Harbor Princess: "Although it seems like you don't need it, you should still keep this for now. At least in my shop, it's quite important."

"What's this?" After examining the card, Harbor Princess suddenly opened her mouth and bit down on one corner of it. Hearing the "crack" sound of something breaking, even Bai Ye felt sorry for her.

"This isn't for you to eat. The instructions are all in this book. Look it up yourself." Shaking her head, Bai Ye handed over an instruction manual, then temporarily put her matter aside and turned to look at the bald man who had already finished all the edible things on the table... His name is Saitama, right?

"So... Mr. Saitama?"

"You didn't say you couldn't eat it!" the bald man exclaimed in shock.

"...No, that's not it. I just wanted to know that you've been sitting here for a while now, so there must be something you need, right?" Bai Ye rolled his eyes.

“Of course! After reading this, I have very high hopes for this place.” Saitama waved the instruction manual in his hand. “According to what this says, this store can do anything, right? So, does that mean it can also give me an opponent who can withstand a punch from me when I’m serious? I even skipped the supermarket sale today because of this.”

"Actually, you can go there first and buy what you want, and then come back. Anyway, my shop is right here and won't run away."

"What? You can do that?!"

"..."

"Boss, I'm going out for a bit. Come back and wait for my good news!" Before Bai Ye could respond, Saitama jumped up from the sofa and rushed into the portal. His speed was so fast that even Bai Ye's normal vision couldn't keep up.

If he had that kind of speed and strength, I guess I could only cheat by using the shield from the Dimensional Shop.

Poke~ Poke~

Ok?

Poke~ Poke~

"Does this shop really sell everything?" Turning around, Harbor Princess's horn almost poked Bai Ye's face, and she seemed completely unaware, staring intently at Bai Ye with the burning gaze a dragon would have when it sees a gem mine.

"That's the theory."

Do you have any oil?

Bai Ye nodded.

"Where's the ammunition?"

Bai Ye continued to nod.

"Where are the steel and aluminum blocks?!"

Bai Ye nodded for the third time.

"Wait a few minutes, I'll go get all the in-game currency from the base right away!" With a slap, Harbor Princess slammed the card that Bai Ye had just given her onto the table, abandoning her previous nonchalant attitude and rushing into the portal with a speed similar to Saitama's earlier.

Looking at the card on the table with a seven-figure balance even after deducting one million, Bai Ye wanted to say that if it were just these materials, you wouldn't need to go back for the money at all.

"Northern Sauce, could you show me a couple of pieces of steel or aluminum?" Bai Ye waved to Northern Sauce, thinking that Harbor Princess hadn't seemed particularly excited when she saw the steel products in the store, and that what the other party might need wasn't normal steel.

After both visual inspection and verification by the dimensional shop, Bai Ye finally had to admit the following fact—

These are normal steel and aluminum cut to a uniform specification, along with ammunition of unknown type but appearing to be of the size of a Barrett missile.

Oh, and oil too.

When Harbor Princess returned with a bunch of premium currency, Northern was already happily munching on steel and aluminum, occasionally popping a few bullets to change things up. Zero and Gale were circling around her on either side, while next to her, a blonde girl was holding a half-finished bottle of oil with a look of disgust on her face...

Is this stuff really edible?

Chapter 199 After all, I, Bai Ye, am not some kind of devil (laughs)

"Boss, boss, I've brought all the gift certificates that the base has collected in the recent wars. How much of these four resources can I exchange for?" Ignoring the blonde girl's strange gaze, Harbor Princess placed the pile of gift certificates in her arms on the table, and then her eyes unconsciously glanced towards the north.

Is this an attempt to steal food from children?

After handing over an aluminum ingot to draw Harbor Princess's gaze back, Bai Ye pointed to the card she had left behind: "Let me emphasize one last time, this kind of card is anonymous. In other words, anyone who finds it can use it. If you do this again next time, I can't guarantee I won't give you a blank card back."

"Oh!"

"And then, you guys are probably the first customers to come here to buy steel and aluminum blocks. Before that, I met someone, I don't know if she called me 'brother' or 'sister,' who dumped steel into my place at a price of one ton per ton, and I don't even know exactly how much..."

Although the actual price during recycling is much lower, the chances of the buyer and seller meeting are almost zero, so the exact price depends entirely on Bai Ye's word.

Moreover, judging from Harbor Princess's current performance, the price that Byakuya is offering has far exceeded her expectations.

I'm clearly lying, so why don't I feel any guilt at all?

"So how many do you want?" Bai Ye tapped his head and sized up the woman in front of him. You know what, although she might have some flaws in personality like Xiao Beifang, Harbor Princess's figure is truly amazing!

Watching her crumple up stacks of sealed cards and then put the aluminum blocks that were originally inside the cards into a place that was supposedly a ship equipment space, Bai Ye, who found it somewhat difficult to understand her way of thinking, shook his head and looked at the blonde girl who hadn't said much since entering and had just been looking around.

"Guest...stop looking, I'm calling for you." Bai Ye casually picked up the plush ball he usually used to tease the eight-tailed fox that Black Jeanne kept and tossed it over, making the blonde girl, who was looking around, turn to look at him. He asked, "May I ask what you need, guest?"

"Need?" The girl glanced speechlessly at Bei Fang, who was still chewing on aluminum. "What could a place like yours, where you even eat metal, possibly have that I need?"

"..."

If I told you that this was the first time I'd ever met someone with such great teeth, would you still believe me?

If we're just talking about appetite, then Yuyuko could probably rival them. After all, she and North are the only two girls I've ever met who just can't stop eating once they start, as if their stomachs are connected to another dimension...?

Well, probably.

Speaking of appetite...

"You sound like you look down on the way Northern-style sauces are eaten. Are you a chef?"

"That's right!" the girl snorted arrogantly, her purple eyes radiating pride. "This young lady is..."

"Come on, no amount of talk is as good as actually doing it. We haven't had dinner yet, so let's try making a couple of dishes first?" Bai Ye smiled and pulled the girl into the kitchen.

Although the kitchen had been left to gather dust after Aleister helped them devour almost all the delicious food in Academy City, Byakuya didn't suggest demolishing it during the last expansion, perhaps out of nostalgia or other considerations.

The girl, suddenly dragged into the kitchen, twitched at the abrupt change in her surroundings... This strength and speed were definitely not something a normal person should have; this guy really is a monster!

Just like that little girl who eats steel, chews aluminum, and drinks oil with a blank expression, is that something you can eat?

"Let's get this straight, if you're asking me to fry steel blocks or aluminum bars... no normal chef could possibly do that!"

“That’s not right. A while ago, Princess Flying Field caught a child named Mamiya who could make aluminum blocks taste really good. If you say you can’t do it, it’s because your own cooking skills are not up to par, right?” Princess Harbor, with a piece of aluminum still stuffed in her mouth, suddenly interjected.

The girl glanced regretfully at the two freaks chewing aluminum...

"Don't worry, I don't eat things like steel or aluminum blocks, so the ingredients I'm having you prepare are the kind that normal people can eat." Bai Ye took out a few cards, crushed them, and placed a pile of meat from the super dangerous species that Esdeath had given him when she last came to the empty table in the kitchen.

After thinking for a moment, he took out a few common vegetables, since a balanced diet of meat and vegetables is essential for nutrition.

Out of habit, she picked up a bunch of bok choy, washed it, plucked a leaf, and brought it to her nose to smell its aroma. Suddenly, the girl froze... She had inexplicably ended up in this place just by going out, so why was she doing what that guy said?!

"Hurry up, Master is waiting for you to eat~"

"Yes, yes, and us too!"

Seeing that she was about to give up, the Eredar twins, who hadn't been online for a long time, urged her on. Meanwhile, Saloras released a shadow that corroded a beast leg on the cutting board until not even bone fragments remained.

"..."

"Wait!"

Seeing the girl bustling around in the kitchen with a defiant expression, Bai Ye nodded with a smile. He really did have a unique way of dealing with these peculiar creatures like the arrogant beast.

By the way, Shokuhou's mind-suggestion is really effective.

……

Half a day later, Bai Ye, having eaten and drunk his fill, slumped in his chair like a salted fish, picking his teeth as he looked at the girl who was smugly staring at the empty plates on the table. He slowly asked, "Young lady, I admit your cooking skills. So now I have a job with a monthly salary of 100,000. I'd like to hire you to be the private chef for one of my... a friend. Would you like to consider it?"

"impossible!"

"Don't be so quick to refuse. After all, I'm not an unreasonable person. Even if you disagree, I'm not going to do something like bringing thousands of demons to your world for a wild party..."

“I agree…” The girl glanced at Manolos, who had been a background figure in the store for quite some time, and gave a stiff smile.

white night:"……"

At least now the "gift" to bribe Yuuko (Yakunoshi) has been secured. So the other problem I need to solve is how to stop that bald guy who's itching to punch Manolos...

Chapter 200 I Don't Sell Myself

"I mean... did you clear out all the limited-time sale items in the supermarket so quickly?" Byakuya gave Manolos a look, signaling him to come back later, and his voice caught Saitama's attention.

“Price reduction…” The bald man’s will visibly crumbled: “I’ve traveled to seven nearby cities, and those horrible housewives always manage to clear out the entire discount section at the last second before I arrive. It wasn’t this fast before…”

white night:"……"

Are you being targeted by some kind of world will?

And you've already traveled to seven cities in such a short time, so why are you so concerned about limited-time discounted items? Has your world become so terrible that even a strong person like you is so poor that you can't afford to eat?

Almost instantly, Bai Ye labeled Saitama's world as a place one shouldn't wander around aimlessly... This distorted perception will probably only be corrected when he sees it with his own eyes someday.

"Speaking of which, can I take that as you're going to go hungry again?" Bai Ye asked, pinching the bridge of his nose.

"Starving... not really. Last time I killed a seaweed monster and got a lot of seaweed from him. It's still soaking in the pool now, and it should be enough for me to eat for a while."

"That's it..."

Back then, you called yourself the Card Monster, right? In other words, even though monsters have the prefix "monster," they are still human at heart, aren't they?

Looking at the bald man who seemed completely unfazed and didn't appear to notice anything amiss, Bai Ye sensed that he had discovered something chilling upon closer inspection.

"So... if you don't have any needs, what's the purpose of your return?"

"Ah~ Didn't I already say that?" Saitama raised his bald head, which was so shiny it seemed to reflect light, and curled his lips into a smile that had nothing to do with the wicked smile in Mary Sue dramas, and even seemed a bit crooked: "I tried when I came back this time. Even though I tried my best to resist, I still couldn't resist the power that brought me here, so you must be a very powerful person, right?"

"Sorry, I'm really not." Bai Ye covered her face.

"It's simple if you're not a monster, just take one of my punches and we'll see. Since you're not a weirdo, I'll try to be as gentle as possible with my first punch..." The bald man grinned, his previously lifeless eyes turning sharp: "How about that?"

"Not very good." Bai Ye yawned and shook his head: "I think you might question your existence if you fight me. You can try if you don't believe me. I won't fight back."

Besides the illogical transactions where anything can be bought and sold, another thing that Bai Ye found incomprehensible was the equally illogical defensive power of the Dimensional Shop. Outside the Dimensional Shop, it was fine; Bai Ye needed to pay a certain amount of Origin Coins to use this shield. In the words of the auxiliary program, it extended the shield that originally protected the Dimensional Shop onto Bai Ye. But inside the shop…

The person was already inside the store, within the protective range of that shield. If they still had to pay, then Bai Ye's status as store manager would be somewhat undeserved.

In short, unless someone in front of the screen suddenly has a brain fart and creates something that can rival the Dimensional Shop, as long as someone is in the shop, no one can harm him in the slightest, and the same goes for this seemingly dangerous bald man in front of him.

Upon hearing Bai Ye's words, Saitama didn't have the typical strongman's thought of "Damn, you dare to look down on me? I'll kill myself if I don't kill you today." Instead, he was more decisive and immediately threw a punch.

"Ordinary punch!"

Almost instantly, Saitama appeared in front of Byakuya, having crossed more than ten meters, and threw a punch at him.

Bai Ye yawned.

"Continuous Normal Punches!!!"

Bai Ye turned on the computer.

"A serious punch!!!"

Bai Ye skillfully logged into his account and chatted with his online friends.

“I lost…” Saitama collapsed in the corner in an ORZ pose: “And it was all so inexplicable that I didn’t even know how I lost.”

If he had faced Bai Ye head-on and failed to defeat him, he might not have been so disappointed. Instead, it might have reignited his passion for physical training. But as it is now, no matter how hard he tries, the force in his fists gets weaker and weaker until it disappears completely... This is simply torture!

"Bald head, bald head, bald~ Don't be disappointed, the North will treat you to something good!"

"Thank you."

Without even looking, Saitama opened his mouth and bit the thing offered to him. After chewing it a couple of times, his face darkened, and he spat out the aluminum shavings he had already chewed. He glared resentfully at Kita, who was happily being fed by Harbor Princess...

Forget it, good looks really do equal justice.

"Boss, you said before that I had a 9.99% discount, right?"

"Hmm." Bai Ye nodded, not understanding why he would bring up such a negligible discount.

"I thought I could catch this biggest joint price reduction in six months, so I saved up for a long time, but I still missed it in the end. Now this is the only place I know that is still willing to give me a discount..."