Part 5. First time online shopping

"This is your new ID card, we couldn't find your real father, so-"

"No problem, I don't want to see him again." Ricky said.

"But-"

Ricky stared at the man who had come to give him his new ID card with a piercing gaze, sending chills down the man's spine. Ricky's dark eyes frightened the man, because they were so dark, there seemed to be no emotion in them, and that's what made Ricky's eyes frightening.

"Are my words not clear?" Ricky asked.

"No! Everything is clear, I'm not going to say anything else."

Ricky was still staring at the man, he said he was an assistant to the hospital owner. The man did look competent and skillful, but Ricky didn't understand why he kept looking scared of him.

He was asking questions because he was afraid that his explanations would be incomprehensible. Sometimes he didn't speak well to the nurse, and even though he thought his speech had gotten better lately, he was still worried.

"Yesterday you passed the exam equivalent to elementary school, then junior high school, and now you've done well. Weren't you sold at ten years old? But you were able to pass the equivalent of the junior high school exam, that's really great. But, to pass the high school equivalent exam, according to the hospital owner, you can't, you have to go to school for a few months first, then take the final exam like everyone else, how is that?"

Ricky frowned and didn't understand, didn't the owner of the hospital want to sell Ricky to those upper-class people who had a lot of enemies?

"School again?" Ricky asked.

The man nodded, adjusted his glasses, and smiled at Ricky.

"It's a school that still belongs to the master - I mean to the Edgart family. One of the best schools with the most complete facilities, according to my master, you should have a good time at school. Because adolescence is very short and cannot be repeated. Don't worry, we will prepare everything. There's also a dormitory, so you can live well at school."

Ricky didn't say anything else, he just received a large paper bag containing a set of elite school uniforms, a backpack, shoes and some textbooks. Then the man handed Ricky a black card, "We have to shop for your other needs, such as daily clothes, toiletries and so on. My master gave me this credit card to use as I please."

"Why would he do that?" asked Ricky.

The man stopped smiling, "What?"

"I said, why would your master do all that for me? That's useless - I mean, there's no point in him doing that."

The man smiled and extended his hand, forcing Ricky to shake it, "My name is Benjamin, assistant to my master, Edward Stuart Edgart. Mr. Edgart is doing this because -"

"Does he want to sell me to people who have a lot of enemies, then make me their food taster, so that if they are poisoned, I will be the first to eat the poison?" asked Ricky again.

"Ricky, it's not like that, you're just-"

"Just because I'm resistant to poison, do you think I'm not in pain when I drink it? Do I have to tell you about all the poisons - I mean, all the after-effects of drinking them? If that's your master intention, I won't accept it. I'll go to school, but let me take care of my own life, I can handle myself."

Ben was speechless, he wanted to say that this was not the intention of his master. But Ben was tongue-tied, unable to say anything else.

"Go, leave me alone, I also know where the school is." Ricky said.

As if hypnotized, Ben just left, out of the room Ricky was in.

[Don't you want to hear Benjamin's explanation?]

Ricky shook his head and sat on the sofa in his room. The VIP room was very nice. The bed was comfortable, there was a big and soft sofa, there was a big television, but Ricky didn't know how to turn on the television. There was a small bathroom, and a small balcony.

It was even nicer than the room he'd been locked up in.

"I was afraid to hear the answer, I was afraid of being disappointed again. I also feel uncomfortable if I'm constantly being helped by the hospital owner. If he has helped me so much, then he will expect me to return the favor. So, I can't be helped too much."

[But Ben is right, you need some stuff]

[Like clothes to change into]

That's right, so far Ricky has only changed into hospital clothes.

[You have 2000$ in your account, you can use it]

[As a handsome prince, you should look very handsome in fashionable and trendiest clothes]

[The system can help you do the shopping for you]

[Online shopping is very popular nowadays, so the system can be an option for shopping]

[Here is the system store]

The system screen changes to a different look than usual, like a shop that shows a variety of interesting things.

There is a choice of a modern shop and a magic shop.

[Since you are still level 0, the choices are very limited]

[There are only two modern shops accessible at the moment]

When Ricky touched the modern shop option, some luxury brands appeared that Ricky didn't know about at all, so he didn't even know if they were all luxury brand logos.

There were two stores that were open and could be selected, the others were still padlocked.

[Would you like to buy a five-piece package of clothes at the promotional price of 500$?]

"Hmm, five pieces of clothing is enough, but is it really that expensive?" Ricky asked, this was the first time he knew of such expensive clothes.

[The original price is 3,560$ but the system has cut as much as possible for you, master]

Ricky was of course even more surprised to find out the original price of the five pieces of clothing.

"Alright, I'll buy the five-piece set."

[500$ has been withdrawn from the account]

[Purchase successful!]

[You get a gift of a black suitcase]

A black suitcase appeared out of nowhere, it was very nice and sturdy, after Ricky opened it, it contained the five pieces of clothing he had purchased.

[You should also buy shoes too]

"Didn't I already get shoes from the hospital owner?"

[No! Those are shoes for school]

[Casual shoes are of course different]

[Do you want to choose yourself or have the system choose for you?]

"Choose for me, I don't know what to choose" said Ricky.

[300$ has been withdrawn from the account]

Ricky glared at the price of the shoes chosen by the system.

"That expensive?" Ricky asked.

[Purchase successful!]

[It's not even that expensive, master]

It seemed like Ricky was the one who didn't know the prices out there. It was either because he was locked up for too long, or because he never bought anything, so he didn't know. His clothes were always bought by his father, whether he bought them or got them from somewhere. Sometimes his clothes looked used, but he didn't care.

This was the first time Ricky had bought clothes and shoes, even though the system had chosen them for him.

[You have 1,200$ left in your account]

Suddenly Ricky's head was spinning, "I lost that much money?" He muttered.

[You also need toiletries, such as soap, shampoo, toothpaste and toothbrush]

"I guess I just bought the cheap ones," said Ricky.

[No need, the system will give you a package for free!]

Ricky smiled again, "free?"

[Looks like you like freebies, master]