3 - Easy first customer

[A/N: Work is a pain, I am tired]

"If you don't believe me, why not buy something? Then, if it's shown that I was trying to scam you, you can take me in," I smiled at him.

He looked at me suspiciously and frowned, seeing my confident smirk and relaxed posture.

"How about this, I'll even throw in a one-time-only discount for you?" I asked, seeing whether the system would hamper my actions.

Seeing it not, I had a happy smile on my face.

It seems that I don't have one of the Puppet Master-type systems that enslave and force their hosts to do all kinds of bullshit and follow dumb rules, good.

"How large of a Discount?" the Turian asked.

"25% off, lowering the cost of the items to $375 alliance dollars, or 2,344 Credits."

"Fine, I'll take a Fool Pill."

Once he paid with his Credit Card(It's mentioned in the lore that they pay and use Credits electronically to prevent theft), I handed him the food pill in the case and put another one in its place.

Giving him the pill and his card back, I was met with a notification.

[Congratulations on making your first sell!]

[Congratulations! You are now Level 1 and entitled to more benefits!]

[25% Earned from Sales and Level 1 System Protection]

[Level 2 Requirements: 50 Sales]

[Congratulations! You have earned 25% from your first sale! +0.09375 System Points!]

Oh? I almost earned enough to purchase yet another Food Pill to buy the one I just sold.

Hmmm...I guess that's a good reason not to give discounts.

With some hesitation, the Turian swallowed the food pill and let out a satisfied sigh as the pill instantly dissolved in his mouth, leaving a satisfying aftertaste of Premium Steak.

"What's this aftertaste?" Asked the Turian.

"It's Steak, a Human food."

"Hmmm, I'll remember that. I have some friends that might be interested in trying it. You said this pill could last up to a week?" The turian asked.

"That's right, so I recommend you not eat anything until the pill's effects dissipate to prevent overeating. Then, just let the pill do its work, do tell me how long the pill lasts. I have no idea how long it lasts with Turians."

He looked at me suspiciously for a few seconds before pulling up his Omni-tool.

"You are now being put on lockdown. You will not be able to leave the Presidium for the next seven days, and any attempt to flee and escape will be met with severe punishment and repercussions."

"Okay, have a good day, officer. If you want anything, you know where to find me," I shrugged and waved the officer off.

He glanced at me once again before turning around and leaving.

'Well, that went well,' I thought before returning to daydreaming.

It didn't take long for the day to end with me getting around a dozen alien visitors that called me a cheat and left my store.

After closing the shop and getting a good night's rest in my comfy bed, I felt slightly hungry and ate a food pill.

Sure, it may seem like a waste, but I had nothing else to eat and no money to buy food, so I had no problem with it.

But after a few hours passed, my relaxed smile and mood took a turn.

Standing before me was an unknown masked Turian with a gun pointed at my face.

'Are you fucking serious?'

'What's with the people with shop systems getting robbed or attacked a few weeks into opening their shop?'

'Is it just a guaranteed event that happens to Shop System owners?'

"Listen, dude, I know I may sound rude or arrogant when I say this, but I recommend you take your losses and walk out that door. Otherwise, you may not like the consequences of threatening this store and even more, me," I attempted to warn the man as a notification appeared at the side of my vision from the system.

[Activate System Protection Level 1?]

"Did you not hear me?! Transfer all your credits to this card now, or you die!" The robber shouted.

I just sighed and mentally confirmed the system to activate the protection.

Suddenly the store's doors slammed shut, causing the robber to turn around with the gun facing the door.

"Who closed the door?!" The Turian shouted.

"I honestly doubt you would like my answer, so I'll just let them introduce themself to you themselves," I informed the man, leaning into my chair as a dark portal into the void seemed to open up on one of the walls of the store.

"What the hell is that?!" The robber screamed in horror.

"No idea, but I doubt it will be pretty," I told the man honestly.

And what walked out from the portal made even me raise my eyebrow. It appeared to be an 8-foot-tall man wearing a suit with incredibly long arms.

The entity lacked what one would call a face and instead had nothing, no eyes, no nose, not even a strand of hair.

The entity's skin was as pale as snow, and on the entity's back were many black tentacle appendages that were moving and wiggling.

That's right. This entity happened to be none other than Slenderman.

Simply looking at the robber, I said, "Dude, you are so fucked."

"What the hell is that thing?!" The Turian screamed as the Slenderman's head snapped towards him, and his face began to seemingly rip open, revealing two sets of sharp and monstrous teeth, even the spots where its eyes were supposed to be ripped open and showed two black holes that resembled eyes.

"Never mind. Now you are fucked," I chuckled.