Chapter 2 The Mall Encounter
Later that day, Hayden and the pink-haired girl, Liana, went shopping together.
She laughed shyly when he said, "Pick what you like."
He meant it and he bought everything.
Designer handbags, clothes, jewelry he didn't blink once.
Inside the store, everyone stared when his Black Gold card lit up.
[Transaction: 250 Billion Credits Spent]
[Cashback: 500 Billion Credits Earned]
[Favorability: +3 → 5]
Then fate twisted.
Mia, his ex, was there with her new boyfriend. Her smile froze when she saw Hayden casually carrying dozens of luxury bags for another girl.
"Wait… Hayden?" she said, shocked.
Her boyfriend sneered. "You trying to show off, loser?"
Hayden ignored him, holding Liana's hand.
When the boyfriend threw money on the ground, mocking him, Hayden simply said,
"You dropped your self-respect."
The guy lunged Hayden moved once, dodged, and flipped him onto the floor in one motion. The crowd gasped.
Security rushed in, but the situation was already over.
[Favorability: +5 | Confidence Multiplier Unlocked]
That night, the System whispered:
"Next mission: Gain connection with the Academy's top student."