184 System is Stingy (1/2)

Sheila groaned under her breath while gently rubbing her bright-red left ear, along with a pout on her face. The culprit for her pain, Ria, just harrumphed before looking away. To her, the punishment is fair and not as exaggerated as Sheila claimed it to be.

”Mom, look, Ria is bullying your cute daughter.”

Seeing she didn't get as much reaction from Ria as she had expected, Sheila decided to seek for a reliable reinforcement, which is her actual mother, Sara. But as someone who understood her daughter so well since she was ugly as potato, Sara also decided to keep her mouth shut. Honestly, even if no one knew anything about her, they would also ignore her call of help since it was clear that she got what she sowed. Seeing both didn't give any reaction to her acting, Sheila heaved a sigh and spoke.

”You two are no fun.”

”We're here not to have fun, Sheila.”

Ria said, receiving an approving nod from Sara.

”Moreover, you were boasting about how great the shop is that it has all kinds of almighty items in there but, could you even afford them?”

”Eh, the answer is obviously no. What do you think I am, a prodigy?”

Sheila nonchalantly replied, staring at Ria as if she were looking at an idiot.

*Snap!*

”Uh, no. I do, indeed, have enough gold to buy a few purifying items if that is what you're asking, Ma'am!”

Before Ria could turn into a devil known as the evil incarnation, Sheila immediately surrenders herself. It seemed it isn't a good time to joke around; she just understood it now. While Ria was watching her, Sheila was browsing through the shop, staring intently at the screen of her phone. Because there was a search and category system, she didn't need to go through the trouble of searching among the endless items. A few seconds later, a talisman made of paper appeared on her hand.

『 Cleansing Talisman 』

『 Grade: D

A talisman made from the blood of an angel as the ink, the hide of an unknown beast as the paper, used for cleansing a powerful evil spirit. 』

”What a stingy system, a mere talisman to cost so much of golds.”

Sheila grumbled under her breath at the unfairness. Though she had managed to amass plenty of gold after many times of grinding, the cost for the talisman she just bought did give a bit of pain to her, mentally. As a gamer who was addicted to gacha games, Sheila always felt a bit downcast upon noticing the funds decreasing. It doesn't matter if it's RPG or reality, losing capitals always kept her on edge. In essence, she's stingy.

”What is that paper in your hand?”

”It's a talisman, a cleansing talisman, used to purify a powerful evil spirit, exactly what we needed.”

”You only have one with you? Is it enough? I thought you are the type to prepare more than one.”

Sheila smiles after saying her words. In fact, she didn't just purchase the talisman from the shop, and since she thought it wasn't of any importance, she didn't tell Ria about it.

”So, do you want to follow me to the mansion, or wait with my mother here?”

She asked. Ria took a moment to consider the pros and cons before shaking her head and said.

”I'll wait.”

”Wise decision. And just in case, [White Tiger!]”

Suddenly, the two, Sara and Ria, were hit by a powerful blast of wind that almost sent them flying if not for Sheila protecting them with her aura. Looking up, they saw a beautiful yet prideful white tiger that emerged from a whirlwind that suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

”Could you stay here for a while, and protect those two while I'm off for a business?”