Volume 4: Chapter 44: Bakery’s Objective

Volume 4: Chapter 44: Bakery’s Objective

Volume 4: Chapter 44: Bakery’s Objective

"Do you really want to listen to me?" Alfia questioned. Anyone could hear the distrust in her voice. She still didn't believe him.

"Of course. I wouldn't be asking if I didn't want to." Keith nodded.

Alfia examined his eyes. There was no sense of contempt or distrust. She explained, "We came here to buy bread. But when we were about to pay for it, the clerk said it cost one gold coin."

"One gold coin?!" Keith exclaimed. That was an insane amount! What was more, "But the two of you have one bread? How could it cost one gold coin?" The amount and cost didn't match up!

"That was the amount she said we could take." Was it not?

"..." Keith looked at the table with one piece of bread and remembered the clerk's words. He turned to her, "Call your manager here."

"Eh?"

"I'm telling you now, call your manager here," Keith's voice was cold. But that caused the clerk to laugh,

"Do you think you can demand our manager to come down? I'll let you know the principal of the academy is protecting our shop! Do you think you can afford to offend us?!"

"..." Alfia and Faelyn blinked when they heard that. The two turned to look at Keith. Does she not know he's your boss?

And it seemed that was a no. The expression on Keith's face was indescribable.

Keith grabbed his head, "Go tell your manager to come over here now, or he's fired."

"Eh?" The confident expression on the clerk's face changed. He's going to be fired?

"I'm your boss." Keith revealed and added, "Go call your manager now."

When the clerk heard that, her expression dropped. Boss? Wait a minute.

"What's the matter?" The clerk didn't need to get the manager because said person came down himself! He heard some loud shouting, and it drew his attention. But there was one person who caught his eye.

"Boss! It's a pleasure to meet you!" The manager knew it was Keith. The moment he saw the hair and eyes, he understood. That was something all the managers knew about. When that was said, Alfia and Faelyn stared at Keith.

"Yes, Boss." Patrick nodded.

"Let me ask you something. What is the objective of this bakery?"

"The objective? That is to have the highest profit available." Patrick answered. That's the goal all stores had.

"I see. So that's why this store is horrible." Keith sighed. That caused the other workers to flinch. He explained,

"The goal of the bakery had always been to sell people bread. It was never meant to be for profit." Profit was important. But the thing that was above it was to bring smiles to the customers.

"And what's this about discrimination against other races?"

Patrick explained, "Boss, we have to do it. Humans wouldn't come to our shop if we did that." If different races entered, most humans wouldn't dare to come in. Their profit would drop.

"I don't care. From now on, we are to sell to everyone. Second, Everyone shall have their pay cut for the next month."

"What?" The employees were surprised.

"You all have to be punished. You guys stood there and watched." Keith shook his head.

"But,"

"You guys will be docked 50% of your wage next month. If you guys are unhappy about it, then you can quit." His tone wasn't a question. Keith wasn't looking for back talk. He was ordering.

"..." The employees were silent.

Keith got up, "If I hear anything about this, then I will make a move." He didn't look at them again as he walked away.

There won't be a next time. That was what Keith's eyes were saying.

As Keith walked out of the bakery, he took a deep sigh. How could there be such discrimination between everyone? Keith couldn't believe it.

But this was something he had to accept.

Keith headed back to the island.