BRAGR) Shopping Part 3

When the manager came back he had an awkward smile on his face as he said: “Boss said you can buy out the entire store if you want as long as you pay double.”

“Then we will do just that. I suggest closing the store and cashing out the current customers.” I was not going to let this chance slide. I would not force them to kick everyone out, but this did not mean I wouldn’t buy out the entire store. This was the biggest supermarket in the area they had thousands of items. You could buy everything there. Many of which I would be able to sell for big money after the apocalypse.

“I will do that then.” The manager seemed slightly happy. I wonder if he was going to get a raise or something.

I watched as the manager ran off and then looked at the man from before. “Angel, give him a card.”

“Oh, right! Here. Call this number when you get home. You can join our organization. Make sure you do it right away. If you are alone or have family, gather some things and get ready to move as well.” Angel gave him a small run down. We were moving all of our people into the buildings we now owned. This would allow them to be under protection from our barrier when the first monster wave happens.

“O-okay…” The man seemed slightly confused, so I decided to explain a bit more.

“When we bring people into our organization, we not only supply you with a place to live but also give you a full-time job paying much more than you can make here even if you were a manager. And… if you wish to keep yourself and everyone in your family safe, I suggest you take our offer. What is to come is beyond anything you can imagine.”

The man looked at me for a while before nodding his head. “Understood. I have a wife and a newborn baby girl, so I am glad you said I can bring them.”

“Children are treasures,” I replied with a smile.

“Miss Zoe, please don’t smile. I don’t want to get hit for saying or doing something I shouldn’t.” The man suddenly said, causing my smile to crack.

“Pfft! Hahahaha!” Angel, on the other hand, found it very funny. “I told you not to smile at others. I am surprised these people have been able to hold back! Your smile is too captivating.”

“Humph! I won’t want to hear anything from a pink-haired thing that used to tell me to smile more!” I snorted while turning my head. Fine, I won’t smile anymore! Everyone’s so mean!

“Master, I love your smile.” Hilde was my new Angel!

“I knew Hilde loved me best!”I turned and smiled brightly at her but slowly frowned when I saw her smirking at Angel. “Never mind. Maids are stupid. I should de-summon them.”

“Master! I didn’t mean it!” Hilde’s scared look made me smile once more. That should teach her to use me as a means to get at my Angel!

“Hehe. Zoe, it’s not that we dislike your smile. It’s that your charm is too high. You captivate those around you with a single smile, making it hard to resist jumping your bones.” Angel explained. Although her explanation could use a bit of delicacy.

“Then I won’t smile unless I am at home. Everyone else will get a mean look!” This was the only way to keep people from jumping on me. Having one person jump on me was enough.

“You girls are quite entertaining.” The man in front of us chuckled at our antics. Not that we were trying to amuse him.

“What’s your name anyway? We will be working together soon so knowing your name beforehand helps.” I had not caught his name and he was not wearing a name badge. The managers had his name badge, but this guy did not.

“Names Mike. Mike Tucker. I do stock here at the store, so I don’t wear a name badge, or else it will get caught while working.” Mike replied while taking his name badge out of his pocket. A place I could never keep such a thing, or I might end up poking my leg.

“Then Mike, make sure to tell your wife when you get home that you are moving to a new place after you call that number.” Mike was a good guy. Honest and straightforward. And someone who seemed to be willing to work to support his family. People like him were perfect to team up with. If we can get more people like him, then we can really have a peaceful place in our organization.

“I will. Once you are settled, I plan to give this number a call since there will be nothing else for me to do.” Mike paused for a moment before looking at me with a serious expression. “I know this might not be my place to ask this, but can you give Mr. Reynolds the same deal? He is just as hardworking and is good at management. I am not sure what you will be needing in the future but his skills might come in handy. He has really done me a lot of favors, so I…”

“I planned to.” Mike was right. Mr. Reynolds was indeed a good person, too. And he had managerial experience which would come in handy later on. Ange’s father’s people would be needed to help run the organization while we would also need people to manage our stores as well. So we could make use of his current skills.