The septillionaire's superstar system

Arrogant sales man

“If I'm fake, why are you still alive now?” The system bit back, almost as if it could feel emotions.

“Bring out the master card.” Alvin instructed, not minding the system’s bickering at all. He was in a very good mood, none of his previous sourness could be seen on his face. Money truly answereth all things.

He heard a low buzzing sound in his head and a black card appeared in his hand. His name and QR code was printed in gold on the card. He gasped, his eyes burning with excitement.

“Isn't this the rumored vvip black card that less than one percent of the world’s population has access to?”

“Of course. Your current account balance can only be fit for such a card. In the future, more money will roll in as long as you complete your missions successfully. Your card might even be upgraded to a supreme card. This time, you were compensated with ten times the amount you spent to get the bike here and other things. You even got a coupon. You only need to walk into any real estate company of your choice, select a preferred villa and the system will pay for it.”

Alvin was giddy with excitement. He had never seen so much money in his life. He had been very depressed when all the companies he applied to refused to hire him, despite the fact he had a first class and graduated top of his class. Not counting the fact that he interned at the Carter group thanks to grandpa.

He was meant to be retained in the group in readiness for when the old man will name him the heir. But he was met with numerous opposition from all sides. Sonya even threatened him with suicide. No one wanted the old man to name his beloved useless son in-law the heir when there were numerous blood relations eagerly waiting to take their own chunk of the inheritance, despite the fact that Alvin’s performance was stellar during the internship. Not even his performance could prevent him from being attacked at all corners.

However, he now had more money than he imagined. As long as he continues to complete missions, there will be no need for a 9-5 job, and he will soon be wealthier than both the Carter and Coleman family combined.

‘Sonya Carter, Fred Coleman, you both wait for me. I will destroy everything you hold dear and ruin your family, I will show you that living is more painful than dying.’

“Are you alright?” Leah asked hesitantly on seeing the twisted expression on his face.

She had been observing him, noticing a plethora of emotions on his face, almost as if he was conversing with an invisible being. She had watched his ears to see if he was wearing a bluetooth earbud, but he was not, making her incredibly confused and afraid. The young man who rescued her wasn't crazy, was he?

Alvin finally noticed her and smiled.

“I'm fine. It's almost dawn, let's go eat and find a change of clean clothes.”

****

Alvin didn't notice how far the distance from the roof to the ground floor was while climbing up, but he sure did as he went down. This was because the adrenaline pushing him on had disappeared.

He saw the motorcycle there and decided to park it properly, out of the way. Otherwise, the neighborhood security might confiscate it.

“Sir, there is no transport available in this area till seven in the morning. How do we leave?”

“My name is Alvin, don't call me sir. Our age difference isn't that much. There's a shopping mall two streets away, we will just stop there.”

Leah was immediately dumbfounded.

“Ah? Starlight mall is the biggest shopping center specializing in luxury items. The cheapest clothes there are sold for at least $1000. Let's wait at the park for the transport companies to resume. Then we can go to cheaper malls, or the market.” She muttered, quickly trying to talk him out of it.

During her good days, she could buy any luxury product she liked. But nowadays, she was as broke as a church mouse. Besides, the staff there fully recognized her. She didn't need more insults to reopen her wounds, so she hesitated a lot, not wanting to go.

Alvin smiled and patted her hair.

“Don't worry. Big brother has promised to take you out to buy something nice. I will definitely fulfill my promise. Let's go buy clothes and eat breakfast. Leave the bills for big brother.” He boasted with his chest puffed out, feeling quite proud of himself.

In ten minutes, they arrived at the mall and entered. The security were still having their morning coffee since people normally don't visit so early in the morning, except for those who messed up their clothes after going to the bar. Alvin caught sight of his reflection on the glass door, making his step halt for a while. He looked dirty and muddy with some parts of his shirt torn off. Blood matted some parts of his body, making for an awful sight.

He shrugged and continued on his way to the clothing section. He would just change into something better once inside.

“Hey! Stop right there! What's a smelly beggar doing in the esteemed Starlight mall? Who let you in? What was the security doing? How did you creep past the entrance?” An angry looking sales attendant roared, blocking them with a scowl on her face and her arm outstretched.

Alvin frowned and stopped for a while.

“Is that how you treat your customers? What do you mean by beggars?”

The girl laughed loudly, alongside the other attendant who came closer due to the commotion.

“Is your lowly self qualified to be our customer? Open your dog eyes wide and see; this is Starlight mall, a place meant for the rich and the powerful, not smelly paupers like you. How dare you dirty our eyes by coming here? Do you seriously expect people of our class to attend to lowly things like you?” She asked in an exaggerated tone.

“New mission alert!” The system suddenly announced, accompanied by the blare of alarm which went off in Alvin’s mind, distracting him from the argument.

“Ah? Another mission? Didn't I just finish the first one a while ago?”