The Supermarket System

Chapter 42: 42. Sword training

Something was off.

Nothing suspicious was recorded from the Duchess’s room. She spent the entire day going about her normal routine. There was also no indication that she had sent any letters or anything else, whether through a maid or a magical bird.

Nathan, who was stationed in the main castle and constantly monitored the Duchess’s movements, also found nothing out of the ordinary.

Meanwhile, Keith and Jean also didn’t find anyone suspicious at all. The two of them had also checked the area where the black fire cow monster originated, but still found nothing unusual.

Therefore, there was nothing Kai could do except enhance his detection magic.

Kai’s detection magic was only at the basic level. Its range wasn’t very wide—only about a hundred meters at the farthest.

The supermarket system, of course, had a way to upgrade this detection magic.

[You must complete the following mission to upgrade your detection magic: sell expensive dresses until your profit reaches five hundred large gold coins.]

Since it was a supermarket system, this mission was indeed perfect for Kaileon.

But Kai wasn’t worried, because there was an important event that day for the noble girls.

Jessica had to invite all the noble girls to a tea party and introduce Angeline there.

Kai had already told Jessica not to embarrass Angeline, and that would be really helpful for him.

Since Jessica needed Kaileon, she had promised to help Angeline make lots of friends.

In fact, this morning the maids from the pavilion in charge of preparing the snacks and tea were already very busy.

Kai went to Angeline’s room. He knocked on the door before entering.

"Sorry, young master, Princess Angeline is changing her clothes; you can’t come in."

Hearing Jeny’s voice, Kai immediately replied.

"What a coincidence—I brought the dress Angeline needs to wear. Could you go out and get it, Jeny?"

Jeny opened the bedroom door, then was immediately surprised and awestruck by the dress Kai had brought.

"Oh my, this dress is so sparkling and beautiful, young master! The baby pink color also suits Princess Angeline perfectly," said Jeny.

Kai chuckled softly, then said, "Thank goodness. Make sure Angeline wears it, Jeny, because this is very important. I have to go now—I need to meet someone."

"Yes, young master."

Kai left immediately to meet someone he would be working with.

Of course, it was Jessica.

Kai walked straight into the girl’s room, since he’d been given permission earlier.

"Why did you suddenly want to see me? I’m busy... what do I have to do to make them all like Angeline? You have to give me a good idea, Kaileon!"

Kai just smiled at the girl’s outburst, then he pulled out a large box containing a beautiful, luxurious gown—sparkling and sure to be loved by the noble princesses because of its gorgeous color.

"A dress?" Jessica asked, confused.

Kai nodded, "That’s right, a dress... this is one of your tests, Jessica. You really want to sell dresses at the new location, right? I’ve prepared a sample dress, and I’ve also put together a catalog of the other dresses that will be sent to them. If anyone places an order from the catalog, just tell Jeny or one of the other maids to let me know, and I’ll bring the dresses over. Each dress costs ten large gold coins. I know you’re inviting only thirty girls... but if you manage to get them to buy more than one dress, then I’ll declare you a success and fully support your business. Oh, by the way, that price of ten gold coins is my price—you know what you have to do to make a profit, right?"

Jessica swallowed hard, feeling extremely nervous upon hearing Kaileon’s words, but she also felt challenged.

As it happened, Jessica already knew exactly what each of the thirty noble young ladies who were coming liked.

Jessica reached for the catalog filled with pictures of dresses—all different and in beautiful colors.

Ten large gold coins weren’t cheap, but for a dress like the sample Kaileon had brought, it was certainly a bargain.

"I’ll sell it for double the price—I might even make a thousand coins, you know!" Jessica said.

Kai laughed happily, "Prove your worth, Jessica... I’ve already given you all sorts of tips on selling dresses, right? Prove that you’re Jessica Arslan."

Jessica laughed too, delighted by the challenge.

"You’re challenging me, which means you have to be ready to support me all the way! Come with me to the empire, Kaileon!"

Kaileon just chuckled and shrugged, "We’ll see if you succeed, Jessica."

Suddenly, Jessica’s door swung open again, and Laura, who had just returned from Maustrine, entered the room full of enthusiasm.

"Jess— oh, Kai!! Oh my gosh! I just peeked in on Angeline’s preparations, and she’s wearing a dress— mmpp!!" Laura was startled when Kai suddenly covered her mouth.

"Shh, Laura... I did give Angeline one dress to show off, but that other dress is for Jessica to wear and show off too. Jessica is going to be selling dresses, so you have to support her too—do you want one?"

Laura immediately nodded enthusiastically.

"I do! Give me the baby blue one—I have the accessories and shoes to go with it; it’ll look absolutely gorgeous," said Laura, jumping up and down with excitement.

Laura, who was naturally outgoing, really loved social gatherings—unlike Jessica, who was grumbling to herself, even though on the outside she seemed very sociable.

Jessica wasn’t close with Angeline yet, but Kai wanted Angeline to learn how to socialize from Laura and Jessica.

"Here’s your light blue dress. I’m going to go prepare the rest of the things. Excuse me."

Kai left Jessica’s room and immediately walked out of the castle, since he had no further business there. However, as he had to pass by the Duke’s knights’ training grounds, he suddenly became intrigued.

Coincidentally, Justine was also being trained in swordplay by the commander of the knights at that moment.

Justine’s movements were incredibly agile; he moved with precision and grace. It reminded Kai of the art of sword dance.

Justine was tall, with long arms and legs, but he wasn’t stiff. The boy also looked very well-trained.

Besides swordplay, there was much Justine had to learn as the heir apparent. Subjects like magic, history, politics, swordplay, horseback riding, archery... Justine had been very busy ever since the Duchess returned from the kingdom. After all, Justine was under the Duchess’s direct supervision.

"Look who’s here—the weak young master Kaileon," said one of the knights in a mocking tone.

Hearing the loud voice of one of the knights, Justine stopped training, which angered the knight commander.

"Why did you stop? Is there something else more interesting than—oh, good morning, young Master Kaileon."

The commander’s anger subsided upon seeing Kaileon. At first, the commander had also looked down on Kaileon, but he had clearly seen how Kaileon had defeated the stone bird during the hunting event.

Since Kaileon had defeated the stone bird so easily—and he’d even heard that Kaileon had recently defeated the black fire cow monster—he felt great respect for him.

Kaileon might even be stronger than the Duke himself. No wonder the Duchess was always picking fights with Kaileon.

"It’s fine, Commander. I just wanted to see my younger brother for a moment—I just happened to be passing by," said Kai.

"Oh, how about you practice swordplay as well, young master? Who knows, perhaps Young Master Justine will become more enthusiastic if you learn too," the commander suggested.

Judging by the commander’s expression, it seemed the man was looking for a way to get Justine to take sword training seriously.

As he walked closer, Kai checked Justine’s status using his assessment skill.

"That’s fine, Commander. I’ve also learned swordplay from Keith, but he told me I don’t need to practice anymore for the time being," said Kaileon.

The other knights laughed upon hearing this. They began whispering behind Kai’s back.

"Obviously Keith stopped teaching him because he has no talent, right?"

"Keith was probably frustrated trying to teach him."

"He’s only good with a kitchen knife."

Kai heard all of this, of course, but he pretended not to.

He picked up a wooden sword to make things easier.

"Do you guys want to see how I train with Keith?" Kai asked, taking a stance.

"I want to see—Kaileon must be so cool!" Justine said excitedly. But the other knights just laughed at that.

Kai focused a little of his magical energy on the sword he was holding, raised it higher, then struck the target.

The commander’s training target was made of sturdy, strong wood. The wood had also been enchanted so it wouldn’t break easily, and everyone knew that.

However, the wooden sword Kai was holding remained intact, with an aura of magical energy clearly visible.

Meanwhile, the sturdy training target snapped in two.

Yet they had seen with their own eyes that Kai’s strike was nothing more than an ordinary strike.

The commander immediately approached Kaileon and grabbed both his shoulders.

"How were you able to do all that, young master?" asked the commander.

Kai chuckled and answered honestly.

"I just infused it with a little magical energy, then I just swung it—"

"Impossible! Wait a minute, have you ever measured your magical energy? Is it red?" the commander asked hurriedly.

Kai shook his head vigorously and replied, "No, it’s just orange, Commander."

Kai thought his answer would disappoint the commander, who would then let him go. But he was wrong; the commander and all the knights there actually got even more excited.

"Brother, how could magical energy possibly be orange... it might turn red later, you’re definitely going to get stronger, this is amazing!!" Justine’s cheers didn’t make Kai happy.

Kai regretted agreeing to the commander’s request.

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